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Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents 1 and 2 in not considering the request of petitioners to give them seniority over and above respondents 3 to 5 and other similady placed Personnel Officers as per the seniority in the cadre of Assistants cum computer Operators and seeking to effect further promotions to the posts of Asst. Secretaries without finalizing seniority in the cadre of Personnel Officer as illegal and arbitrary and in violation of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of lndia and consequently direct the respondents to restore the seniority of petitioners above respondents 3 to 5 and other similady placed Personnel officers as per the seniority in the cadre of Assistants cum computer operators with all consequential benefits and thereafter effect further promotions to the posts of Asst. Secretaries. lA NO: I OF 2020 Petition under Section 151 cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High court may be pleased to direct the respondents not effect promotions to the posts of Asst. secretaries before finalizing the seniority in the cadre of personnel Officer. Counsel for the Petitionerc: SRI N.PRAVEEN REDDY Counsel for the Respondent Nos.l & 2: SRI A.CHANDRA SEKHAR, SC FOR Counsel for the Respondent Nos.3 TO 5: - The Court made the following: ORDER TSNPDCL THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA I{ARTHIK trIRIT PEIITTON No.5458 of2O2O ORDER: This writ Petition, under Article 226 of the constitution of India, is hled seeking the following relief: '...to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus dectaring the action of the respondents 1 and 2 in not considering the request of petitioners to give them seniority over and above respondents 3 to S and other simil,arlv placed Personnel OlItcers as per the seniority in the cadre of Assistants cum computer Operator and seeking to effect further promotions to the posts of Asst. Secretaries without hnalizing seniority in the cadre of Personnel Oflicer as illegal and arbitrary and in violation of Articles 14 & 16 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct ttre respondents to restore the seniority of petitioners above respondents 3 to 5 and other simita::ly placed Personnel Ollicers as per the seniority in the cadre of Assistants cum computer Operators with all consequential benefits and thereafter effect promotions to the posts ofAsst. S€cr;taries and pass..."

2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri N. praveen Reddy Reddy, Iearned counsel appearing for the petitioners, submits that during the pendency of the present writ petition, respondent No.t has issued a provisional seniority list of personnel officers of TGNpDCL as on 3I.07.2024, vide Memo. No.CMS/C(HRD&Trgl/cM(S)/AS(Es ttl / pO. A / 28O _ A3 / 24 dated 23.08.2024, wherein, tJle petitioners were placed at SI.Nos. 12, 13 and 16 respectively. Further, respondent No.1, through the very same memo, had a-lso called for objections to the provisional seniority list, within fifteen days from the date of its issuance. However, even as on date, the said seniority list has not been rrnarized. Therefore, learned counser for the petitioners ( _7 2 PK, J W.P.No.5458 of 2020 prays this Court to permit the petitioners to submit their objections to the said provisional seniority list and seeks a direction to the respondents to fnalizr- the seniority list duly considering the objectionr; of the petitioners within a stipulated period.

3. Sri A. Chandra Sekhar, learned Standing Counsel lbr the respondents fairly submits that the respondents will consider the objections of the petitioners, as and when received, and effect promotions in accordance with law. 4- Having rega-rd to the submissions made by rearn,:d counsel for the respective parties, without going into merits of tJre case, r:he Writ petition is disposed of permitting the petitioners to submit treir objections to the provisional seniority list dated 31.o2.2024, within a period of two (02) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. on receipt of such objections from the petitioners, the respondents shall consider the same, finalize the seniority list, and accordingly, effect promotions to the higher cadres, as expeditiously as possible, strictly in accordance wit]1 law. Miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in t]ris .writ petition, shall stand closed. No s S . MALLIKARJUNA RAO SISTANT REGISTRAR //TRI'E COPY// SECTION OFF]CER To

1. The Chairmah and Managing Director Vidyut h van, Northern Power Office, Nakkalagufta Distribution Company of Telangana Ltd, Corpo Hanamkonda, Waran gal-506002 Nakkalagutta, Warangal

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