High Court · 2025

1 The State of Tetangana, Rep. by #Srin.iprr Secretary, Hom Telangana Secretariat, Hvderabad The Director General of folice, Telangana State, Hyderabad 2 ...PETITIONERS e Department, ...RESPONDENTS petition under Articre 226 0f rhe constitution of rndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired therewith, the High court may be pleased to issue an order, direction or writ more particurarry one in the nature of writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ (1) Decrare the action of the Respondents in fairing to finarize and fix the anomaries in G.o.Ms.No.153, Home (Ser 1 ) Department, dated 05. 10.20 r 8 the cadre of rnspector of porice, Hyderabad Zone on par with lnspector of porice, warangar zone as being iregar, arbitrary and in vioration of Articres 14 0f the constitution of rndia and (2) consequently' direct the Respondents to rectify the omissions in the State_wide lntegrated seniority List of rnspectors of porice, by incruding the names of the Petitioners (of Hyderabad Range) in G.o.Ms.No.153, Home (ser.1) Department, dated 05'10 201g, arong with the rnspectors of porice from the erstwhire warangar Range, by considering the Represent ation Dr.26-4-2025 and (3) Direct the Respondents to prepare the lntegrated Seniority List in the cadre of lnspector of Police, for prom prior to effecting (Dy.Ss.P). otion to the post of Deputy Superintendent of police (Dy.Ss.p), promotion to the post Deputy superintendent of porice IA NO :1 oF2 025 Petition under Section 151 cPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired in support of the petition, the High court may be preased to stay the process of promotion to the post of Deputy Superintendent of police without finarizing the rntegrated Seniority List in terms of the Terangana State and Subordinate Service Rules. i 996. IANo;20F 2025 Petition under Section 1 S.l CpC praying that in the ctrcumstances stated in the affidavit fited in support of the petition, the High Co urt may be plbased to direct the Respondents to consider the regularization of anomalies of the Hyderabad Range lnspectors vide Representation Dt 26-4-2025 on par with Warangal Range lnspectors vide Memo No. 326(p)/S er UA1l2022, daled 16.o4.2025. Counsel for the petitioners: SRI G.VlDyA SAGAR for SRt SAI PRASEN Counsel for the Respondents: Government pleader for Services (Home) GUNDAVARAM The Court made the following: ORDER THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NAMAVARAPU RAJESHWAR RAO WRIT P ITIo N No.14584 oF 2025 ORDER With the consent of both parties, this Writ Petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself .

2. Heard Mr. G. Vidya Sagar, learned Senior Counsel, appearing for Mr. Sai Prasen Gundavaram, learned counsel for the petitioners, and the learned Government Pleader for Services (Home), appearing for the respondents. Perused the material on record.

3. The petitioners are serving as Inspectors of Police (Civil) from the erstwhile Hyderabad Range, now designated as Multi Zone-ll, and were directly recruited as Sub-Inspectors in 2002-2003. They were promoted to the rank of Inspector in the panel year 2010-11, as per Chief Office Memo Rc.No.L622/El/2010, dated 30.12.2010. After the formation of the State of Telanga.na, G.O.Ms.No.153, Home (Ser-I) Department, dated

05.10.2018, was issued publishing the Integrated State-Wide Seniority List of Inspectors of Police (Civil). The petitioners, seeking rectification of anomalies in their seniority list, made several represe ntation s, including on 21.11.2024, to respondent Nos.l and 2, seeking similar action as taken for their counterparts in the erstwhile Warangal Range (Multi Zone- I). Despite a report by the Director General of Police (DGP) on L6.09.2022 and further proceedings incl udin g Memo No. 326 (P) / Ser -I/ Al / 2022, dated --r z

09.tL.2024, and Memo No.10546/Ser-l/Al/2024, dated 24.02.2025, no action was taken to rectify the anomalies concerning the Hyderabad Range. The petitioners made a joint representation on 26.04.2025 to respondent No.2, seeking immediate rectification of these anomalies and their inclusion in the seniority list for promotion to the post of Deputy Superintendent of Police (Dy.S.P). Aggrieved by the inaction of the respondents, the petitioners have filed the present Writ Petition.

4. Learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that appropriate orders be passed in this Writ Petition, directing the respondents to consider the representation submitted by the petitioners on 26.04.2025 by taking into consideration the letter dated 16.09.2022 addressed by the Director General of Police, and pass appropriate orders in accordance with the law.

5. Learned Government Pleader for Services (Home), appearing for the respondents, did not dispute the submissions made by the learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioners.

6. Taking into consideration the submissions made by the learned counsel for the respective parties, without going into the merits of the case, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondent authorities to consider the representation submitted by the petitioners on 26.04.2025 by taking into consideration the letter dated 16.09.2022 addressed by the Director General of Police, and pass appropriate orders in accordance with i ( J law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt or a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed. //TRUE COPY// SD/.K. AMMAJI PUTY REGISTRAR D ECTION OFFICER To,

1. Principal Secretary, Home Department, Telangana retariat, The State of Telangana, Hyderabad The Director General of Police, Telangana State, Hyderabad One CC to SRI SAI PRASEN GUNDAVARAM Advocate [OPUC] Two CCs to GP for Services (Home), High Court for the State of Telangana louTl Two CD Copies 2 1 4 5 BGS KKS HIGH COURT DATED: 0210512025 ORDER WP.No.14684 of 2025 -.4:' i (-:i I _ q o 2 6 t t'l 5it7 ? it,. l r, t o r( DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS pr{ t