P. Srihari v. 1 . The District collector and District Magistrate

Petition under Article 226 of lhe constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High court may be pleased to grant appropriate relief more in the nature of a writ of mandamus under Arlicle 226 of the constitution of lndia declaring the action of the Respondents, more particularly the '1 st respondent, in not allowing the petitioner to continue as Village Revenue officer under the jurisdiction of the 1st respondent and in not paying the salary to the petitioner from August 2022 onwards by considering the representation dated 1 6.08.20 22 made by petitioner to the 1 st respondent, as arbitrary, illegal, discriminatory, mala-fide and unconstitutional violating Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the constitution of lndia and issue consequential directions directing the Respondents to forthwith continue the petitioner as Village Revenue officer (VRO) under the jurisdiction of the 1st respondent and pay salary to the petitioner from August 2002 onwards by considering his representation dated

16.08.2022. I I I I IA NO 10F202t) Petitior L nclel Section 151 CPC praying that in the cir:um,itances stated in the affidavit filerl rrr support of the petition, the High courl ma,/ be pleased to direct the Respondenrs t'i) forthwith continue the petitioner as Vir;:ge Revenue officer under the juris;d ction of the 1st respondent with a direc.tiorr to p,3y salary to the Petitioner frorl A,(rrst, 2022 0nwards by considering the repr(, sentation dated 16'08 2022 made ry the petitioner to the '1st respondent. pendin<r disposar of the Writ Petition. Counsel for the Fetitioner: SRI p.V.KRISHNAIAH Counset for the Res,pondents: Gp fOn SinVfCeS f The Court made flre following: ORDER THE HON 'BLE SRI JUSTICE NAMAVARAP'U RAJESIIWAR RAO WRIT PETITION No.7l52 of 2o25 ORDER: Heard Mr. P.V. Krishnaiah, Iearned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Services-I appearing for the respondents.

2. The present writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to the respondent authorities to consider the petitioner's representation dated 16.08.2022, allow him to continue in the Revenue Department under the jurisdiction of the 1st respondent, and to release his salary from August 2022 onwards.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was appointed as Village. Revenue Officer (VRO), Nandigama Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, under the jurisdiction of 1st respondent. It is further subrnitted that with the enactment of the Telangana Village Revenue Oflicers (Abolition) Act, 2O2O (Act No.lO of 2O2O), the Government issued G.O.Ms. No.121, Finance Department, dated

23.O7.2022, for redeployment of VROs, even before issuance of 2 'vP 1t52 2075 RRN. J the appoit-rted day as contemplated under Sectior: 1(2) of the Act. It rs fr,:r ther submitted that, pursualt t,r the sz,id G.O., the Districl l) r liectors redeployed several VFIO s to other departrnt:rr[; vide orders dated 01.08.202'.2. Th'e petitioner, however, ,lirl not join the department to rll-ri,rh he was redeplol,ecl , namely the Technical Educatio n Depar-tment, and has cont-rued u.orking in the Revenue Department.

4. L,larrro(1 counsel for the petitioner furthcr sr.rbmits that the opr:ra: iorr of the G.O. was stayed prospe<:tivt'1v by order dated 1ti.0,3.2022, and therefore, the petitiont:r cannot be compellel tr join the new department. It is fr,r-the r submitted that th': c:tir-ioner made a representation on 16.08 2022 to the lst resp r:: <l,:nt requesting to allow him t.o c ont nue in the Revenue I)e partment, but no action was tzrken by the authoriti -'r;

5. Lr:ar'-Lr:,1 counsel for the petitioner places relir,rnce on the order pass;,:l by this Court in W.P. No.43 117 o' 2022, wherein this Cou-t <1 rected the respondent authorilies to ( onsider the case of tlLr. s;tmilarly situated petitioner thert:in lbr c ontinuation $:-.&,&- F; J wP tl52 2025 RRN. J as Village Revenue Ofhcer, and also to release the salary due to him. In view of the aforesaid decision, the petitioner herein is similarly situated, and therefore, he prays that this Court may be pleased to direct respondent No 1 to forthwith allow him to continue as VRO under the jurisdiction of the 1"t respondent' withafurtherdirectiontoreleasehissalaryfromAugust2022 onwards, after considering his representation dated

16.O8.2022.

6. Per contra, the learned Government Pleader appearing for respondents, based on the instructions issued by the Administrative Officer, Collectorate ' Ranga Reddy District' submits that the petitioner was relieved from the Revenue Department ald directed to report to the Technical Education Department. Further, on verification' the petitioner's LPC was generated on the IFMS portal on t5'O9'2022' but the petitioner did not join the redeployed department' 7 . Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case, ald without going into merits of the case' the respondent authorities are directed to consider the representation dated ( ( 4 wP 7t-s2 2025 RRN, J

16.08.:Zi 212 submitted by the petitioner arLd p,ass appropriate orders ir :c,r:ordance with law, nithin a period of six (06) weeks from tLLe ct,a t: of receipt of a copy of this order. B. V/ith rlie above direction, the Writ petitiorr is disposed of No ordr:r €ll 1o costs As a s;r:quel, miscellaleous applications 1ten,.iing, if any, in this Wrt E,etition, shall stand closed. SD/. P.Ch. NAGABHUSHA DEPUT'r/ REGIS A AR //TRUE COPY// SE(::TION OFFICER The District O,r lector and District Magistrate, Ranga Reddy D strict, Kongara Kalan, lt,ra hirrJratnam fir1andal, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana 50'1510. The Chierf lc rnmissioner, Land Administration, State of Telan:;ana, Nampally Road, H Tde'-,a cad. The Principa -lecretary to Govt,, Revenue Department. Secr€tanat Buildings, Hyderabac , {i.ate of Telangana. One CC to []F l P.V.KRISHNAIAH, Advocate [OPUC] Two CCr; t: (iF' FOR SERVICES-|, High Court for thr: State o'Telangana, at Hyderabacl. [()UT] Two CD C rgri<:r; 6 To 1 2 4 E 6 PSK. GJP HIGH CCII.JFIT DATED:1910312025 ORDER WP.No.7152'. of 2025 DISPOSING (]F THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT-C.OSTS -...,...,- 11: i. :,: .i'i. 'i ., i lriN ?$25 2 .',';.