The High Court · 2025

Petition Under Section 151 CPC praying that in the c r rumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Cot r may be pleased to direct the respondents to forthwith consider the case c' the petitioner and Secondary Grade Teachers who possessed B.Ed. qualifica ii rn also to the post of Headmaster of Primary School (LFL) as per seniority along ! ith Secondary Grade Teachers who possessed D.Ed. qualification i.e. Diploma i Education, pending disposal of the writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI P.V.KRISHNAIAH Counsel for the Respondents : SRI S.SATYANARAYANA RAO, ( P FOR SERVICES- I The Court made the following ORDER T EHO LET HIEF STICE RI APARESII KU MARSINGH AND THE HON' BLE SRI IUST'ICE G M.MOHI UDDIN Writ Petition No.25:138 of !02! Heard i\L:. P.V.Itishnaiah, lcarncd counscl frrr. rLrc petltloner and N{r-. Santhapur Saq,anaravana ltao, lcarnecl (lovernmenr Pleader for Senices-l apltearing [or rcspouclents L .\ o. 1 ancl ?. 2 Tl're same petitloner- S.Rajcshrvar has ezrrle r prefcr r.ed a \\'rit Peririo* being \Y.P.No.15015 of 2o2r alo,s 1vi1[ ser.cral othcr petirioners, which is pending beforc rhe learnecl Strgle In thc said \y'rir pedrion, I.re aloLrg lvlrh orlrcr .f uclge . pctitiorrer:s had sought for declaration rhat the action of rhc tcspondcnrs, in not considering their case for promotiol to thc post of Head Masrer of primarrr School (LFI) on the grour.r<1 that they possessed B.Ed qualifica[ion, is highly arbitrary, rllegal, discriminatory, na/a Jitle, unconstitutional, violatrve of r\rdcles 14, 16 and 21 of rhe Consrrrution oIIndia and contrara 2 to (i.().Ils \o.12 School F,ducation (lier.11' Departmcnt clarccl 23.01.2()09 -1 hcv havc also soughr lor i;suance of a co ns Ltlil1c1r rial clitcctr(rn t() tlrc rcsponclcnts '() lorthu,ith cot-t-stdcr all(l Pr()1lr!)lc thcrll to rl'r c post of F I: id \l'rstcr oi Priman- School (J,Fl) alorrg u'ith sccondary ()r Lde 'l'cachct:s, rvho posscssud lntcrrnccliare r.''itl-r D.Iid qualifica I rn

3. ()rclcr clatccl 1i.0(r.202'1. ivl-rich has becn rassed b-r' tl're leafi'Lecl $,Lit cl.,url. lcacls as uudcr: '.'.oticc lrc torc rcll'n i-. sttl n. l-catnecl (lovertrment Pleader firt li :r-vices rahes noticc ior thc rcsponclents, waives urthcr notia. arlcl scclis time to hlc counter. Tri vict ,rf this rvaivcr, Regisrry is dircr:':d not to tllic ollt noftces to tl-re rcsponclents. Post rrr-t 2i.01 .2()24 for counter. l)ending rvrit pctition, the responclt:1 ts lrre dirccred to cousidet the case of the peuuor ers fot promotion to the Post o[ Headmaster oF I rimary Schooi (T,FI, as pcr the Rules is:'r cd in G.O.Ms.No 12. School Education iSer'II) I)e1rrt.tmcr.rt, datcd 23.01 2009, rf tlr :rr arc ) l I i I I I i I I I I -t othenvise ctigibie." + Dunng the pcndency of the sard writ perition, thc prtltioner has prcferred this \I'rit Peuuc,n amcnable to thc jr-rriscliction o[ tire Dir.ision Bench of this Court, challenging thc ttires of samc G.().NIs.No.12 School Educarion (Scr.II) Deparu'r'rerrt dated 23.01 .2009, AS Lilegal arbitran,, discrininator'1,, uncons titntional and r.iolar.ivc of ,\rticles '1.1, 16 and 21 oi thc Consriturkrn o[ India. He has also pralcd tbr clcclaration that li-ule 5 (r') of Adhoc Rules, containcd 111 (,].().NIs.No.12 School llducauon (SHII.II) Departrnent clatcd 23.01.2009, insofar as it relates to quaLification prescribcd fbt the post of Head Master o[ Primary School (I-FL) at Serial No.lu as on\,D.Iid. ancl not B.Ed, is arbitrary, illegal and discrlnina tory

5. \\,'e have conside rcd the submissions of le arned counsel a I t for the pe titione r as well as the State 1 - ;"1: 4

6. r\t tlte ()L1tset. rvc t ould likc to inclk_r.r -: that such 1 -r:cc()urse olL rlrt: part of l hr.igant to prefc.. scpxrjate wrlt periLl()ns L1r rcsl)cct ot' rhe sarnc g.1 re\rancc s rould not bc encoutagecl. 1t nor onl1, u,ould lead to conflicr r, decisions, but thc approach of prciirlins separatc s,rit petirrc ns is also not plopcr. Ii LJrc prrtitioncr \\'';IS ascricvcd 'ui r l.O.IIs.No.12 School Ecluc:rrion (SEI{.ID l)eparrmcnr darr:L 23.01.2009, 1t \\r3s opcn iirr lrirn [() cl-rallcnsc ir ir.r rhe salnc ,r rit pctitron, il necessar\., br *-er- ,..,i r.rr lrncrdrrent. Lcarnccl .r ,glc fuclge, in fact. by inrcmn order darcd 13.06.2024. har du.ccted rhe rersponclcnts ro corrsicier. thc case of rlre petitic,rr rS thcrein lor pronrotiolr r() fhc ltost o[ I.lcad N{aster of ], irnaLr School (LFL.) AS pcr (].O.ivls.No.12 School EcLr,: Lrjon (Ser.Il) Dcp:rrtmenr datccl li (t1.2009. ir appears rhat tr :espect oI the samc issuc lor promotion to the post of FI,: Ld i\rlaster of Primaq, Schooi f-nL;, ott-rcr rvrit petitions har,e t ecn preferred I I b1' other pers()ns such as \{,.p.Nos.3.19 5 ctl 2( ,_ 3 an<l 25100 of 2023, in t.hrch interim orders irar.c been pz ssed and the \ . 5 rnetters ar c pendin€5. ,\s such, aLl such writ petitrons, r.r.hich relatc to rhe same issue and cause of acrion, should be hcard analogouslv so tl-rat it mal not lcad to conflict of dccisions.

1. Rcgistrl. is cin-ccrecl to ascertatn as to the pcndcno, of slnilar rvrit pedrions ancl place a note bcforc the concerncd Single Rench so thzrt the m:rtcrs can be assigncd to one Bench ar-rd br: hcard ancl clccidccl to!,e rher r\ccorclingh,, rhc instant V'rit Pctition is dismissed. Ncr 8 CoSIS As a scqucl, misccllar.rcous peritior.rs, pending if any, stand closcd //TRUE COPY// SD/. U.SUDHA ASSISTANT R!!tsrnen ,/. ,.,-lL_/ SECTION OFFICER To 1 2 3 Two CCs to GP FOR SERVICES-I' High Court for the State of Telangana at Bll"tt?i i8l'J [ Two CD CoPies Advocate toPuc] ^*'tn*orAH' SA TKSd ( I f E 3 L(I.c H ,:) () ., 1- 19 .ri l$t C: l! -:l) * U;sr r'. * HIGH COURT DATED:2610812025 I : i i I i ! i i i ! i i I I I i i I t t I t $ I r I I I ORDER WP.No.25438 of 2025 DISMISSING THE W.P WITHOUT COSTS. @ff"r,