High Court · 2025

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 in not considering the representation of the petitipner dated O1t0112025 requesting to regularize the services of the petitioner in the cadre of Inspector of police from the date of his promotion on out of seniority basis i.e. 01l11l20OO as was done in case of other similarly situated persons as illegal, improper, unjust, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice arld further direct the respondents to regularize the services of th6 petitioner in lhe cadre of lnspector of police from the date of his promotion on out of seniority basis i.e. 01l11I2OOO as was done in case of other similarly situated persons. G lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition unde r 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 responde nts to dispose of the representation of the petitioner dated 0110712025 for recrularization of services of the petitioner in the cadre of lnspector of Police from the date of his promotion on out of seniority basis i.e. 0111112000 as was done in case of other similarly situated persons pending disposal of the writ 1>etition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI B.ASHOK Counsel for the Res pondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER 7 THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NAMAVARAPU RAJESHWAR RAO WRIT PETITION No.2 409 0F 2025 ORDER: The present writ petition is hl .d questioning the action o[ the respondents in not considering the .{n. esentation of the petitioner dated 01.O7.2025 requesting to regula rlze the services of the petitioner in the cadre of Inspector of Police frorrlr the date of his promotion on out of seniority basis i.e. O1.11.20OO as was done in case of other I similarly situated persons as illegal and arb

2. Heard Mr. B. Ashok, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned Government Ple ,ld er for Home appearing for the respondents and perused the material ,l vailable on record

3. Learned counsel for the petitione t was directly recruited as Sub-lnspector] submitted that the petitroner of Police of the 1991 batch of Hyderabad City Police. He was promot $d as Inspector of Police on out of seniority basis on O1-11-2OOO alon Rc.No.4 155/Al I 2OOO, D.O.No. 1057/2 t 1*i q00, th 3 others vide orders in issued by the Inspector General of Police, Intelligence, Hyderab{d It is further submitted that vide orders issued in Rc.No.6o9lA3 /1oo2, RR.No.446/2003, dated O9-O1-2OO3 of the Inspector General of Folice, Intelligence, Hyderabad allowing the petitioner to continue in t e cadre of Inspector as Out of Seniority ranks along with others till the normal promotions were t given. It is further submitted that, on O2-11-2OO5, he was further promoted as nspector of Police on regular basis, subsequently promoted as Dy. Superintendent of Police on 04-11-2017 and Additional Supr:rintcndent of Police by an order dated 18-03 2025. At present, the pe[itioner is discharging his duties as l\dditional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Rajendranagar Zone, Cyberabad Police Commissionera te.

4. Learned r:ounsel for the petitioner further submitted that one Sri C. Nageswara Rao, who was also promoted as Inspector of Police on Out of Seniority basis vide orders dated 01-11-2000 had approached the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal by filing O.A.No.63 18 of 2013 seeking to reckon his senrority in the cadre of Inspector of Police with effect from 06- 1 l.-2000 and for regularization o' his service s with effect from the datr: of promotion as Inspector of Pol ce on O/S basis, the said OA was disposed of on 23- 08-2013 directing the respondents therein to considcr the case of the applicant therein. Aggrieved by the said order, the department filed W.P.No.924 of 2Ol4 before this Court and the same is dismissed vide order dated I l. 1 O.2022.\

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submitted that the Government issrued orders vide Memo No.11482,rSer.f /M 12023, dated O6-05-20i25, wherein considered the representation of Sri C. Nageswara Rao lo lsglrlsrize his serwices out of senio|ity promotion as Inspector of Police (Civil) w.e.f. 06. 1 1.2O0O with all consequential benefits duly implementing the judg{nent dated 23-08-20 13 of the APAT in O.A.No.6318/2013 in view of dismissal of W.P.No.924 of 20 14, dated I l- 1O-2O22.

6. Learned counsel for the Petitio er further submitted that the petitioner has made a representatiorf dated 01-07-2O25 before the respondent authorities requesting to $ seniority in the cadre of Inspector o onsider his case to reckon his f Police from the date of his 0 1- 1 1-2000 as was considered promotion on out of seniorit5r basis i.e.] in respect of Sri C. Nageswara Rao ]vho was also promoted in the cadre of Inspector of Police on out of leniority basis. But, till today, the said representation is pending before the respondent authorities' Hence, the present writ petition is filed. 7 . Learned Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents submitted that the re!pondents would consider the representation dated Ol.O7 .2025, su mitted by the petitioner and h pass appropriate orders, in accordanc! with law

8. Having considered the submilsions made by the learned counsel for both the parties, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the respondent au thorities are directed to consider the representation dated O1.O7.2025, ubmitted by the petitioner and P 1 pass appropriat: orders, in accordance with law, within a period of six (O6) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

9. With the irbove direction, this Writ Petition is disposed of, at the admission stage itself- No order as lo costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed. //TRUE COPY// SD/-K. SREE RAMA MURTHY DEPUry EGISTRAR SEC FFICER To,

1. The Spl. Prl. {)ecretary, Home Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad, State of Telang ana -22,

2. The Director Oeneral of Police, Telangana State, Hyderabad. 3. One CC to SFil B.ASHOK, Advocate [OPUC] 4. Two CCs to GP FOR HOME, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad [OUT]

5. Two CD CoPit:s BSR BS N. HIGH COURI- DATED:07108t12025 I ORDER WP.No.23409 of 2025 - ..r! ri,)/ tr- \ J J J ') 2 5 AUE /t25 * t): DISPOSING O'F THE WRIT PETITION, WITHOUT COSTS I g