It/lrs B. Jyothsna v. I The State of Telangana

of writ of Mandamus by declaring G.O.Ms.No.'189, General Administration (l and E) Department. dated 22.08.2024 issued by respondent No.1, without amending Category 4(b) of Rule 5 of the Telangana Lokayukta and Upa- Lokayuta (Officers and Employees) Service Rules, 1986 by including the Personal Assistants to the Lokayukta, Upa-Lokayukta and Registrar and Section Officers as eligible for promotion to the Post of Assistant Registrar (Accounts) as illegal, arbitrary, I a * * a ,a * i r* { { discriminatory, violatrve of Article 14 and 16 of the Constitution of lndia and alsci *. violative of Principles of natural justice and consequently direct Respondent No. 1 to amend Category 4(b) of Rule 5 of the Telangana Lokayukta and Upa-Lokayuta (Officers and Employees) Service Rules, 1986 by including the Personal Assistants to the Lokayukta. Upa-Lokayukta and Registrar and Section Officers are eligible for promorion to the Post of Assistant Registrar (Accounts). lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under {iection 15'1 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court rnay be pleased to direct the Responderrt No. 1 to consider the Petitioners representation dated

03.04.2025, forthwith, pending disposal of the above Writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: Ms. K. KIRAN MAYEE Counsel for the Respondents No.1 & 3: Ms. M. SHALINI, GP FOR SERVICES - ll Counsel for the Respondent No.2: SRI G. SATYANARAYANA YADAV, STANDING COUNSEL The Court made the following: ORDER I I I i * ! l} 2t t * * .t * * t , * TEE TIOII'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI APARESH KUMAR SINGH THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G.M.MOHIUDDIN AND Writ Petition No.25573 of 2025 ORDER: Heard Ms.K.Kiran Mayee, learned counsel for the petitioner, Ms.M.Shalini, learned Government Pleader for Services-ll for respondent Nos. I and 3 and Mr.G. Satl,anarayana Yadav, learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.2.

2. Amendment to Category a(b) of Rule 5(1) of the Telalgana Lokayukta and Upa-Lokayukta (Officers and trmployees) Services Rules, 1986 (for short, 'the Rules') has been questioned by the petitioner, who belongs to the cadre of Personal Assistant to Lokayukta, Upa Lokayukta ar-td Registrar. According to the petitioner, the amenclment t t carried out under Rule 5( 1 ) of the Rules, uide G.O.Ms.No.189 dated 22.O8.2o24(Annexure P1) to the following elfect: '- "ln the said rules in rule 5, in sub-rulc(l), in the table thcre under, against catcgory 3(a) for item (i) the following shall be substituted, namely:- "(i) In the case of Categories 3(a) and (c) by promotion from Category-4(a)(i1l Yiz., Assistant Registrar (Judicial) and 4(b) viz., Assistant Registrar (Accourlts); or"" does not include the cadre of Personal Assistants to Lokayukta, Upa-Lokayukta and Registrar narned under Categor], 5(a) in the channel for promotion liom Category 4(a)(ii) Assistant Registrar (Judicial) and 4(b) Assistant Registrar (Accounts) to Category 3(a) and (c) l.e Deputy Registrar and Secretary to the Lokayukt.a. Therefore, petitioner has preferred the instant writ petition. Petitioner has mad,: re presentations, dated 03.O4.2025 and

16.O6.2O2i;, uide Annexures P2, P3 and P4, to the Secretan- to Government, General Administration (I&E) Departmer t, Dr.B. R.Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat, Hyderabad, the Registrar, Institution of l-okayukta of Telangana, l-{-yderabad and the Registrar, I,/o. Lokayrkta \ for the Sitate of Telangana, Hyderabad, raising her grievance. Hou,ever, since, the respondents did not heed to I I t I I R.q )r-- I -t the petitioner's grievance, she has been compelled to approach this Court.

3. Learned counsel for the respondent - State submits that il the petitioner makes her represeirtation to respondent No.1 Genera-l Administration Department through proper channel from the oflice of Lokayukta, her grievance can be considered in accordance with law. [t is submitted that the petitioner wants a channel of promotion from her cadre to be included for promotion to the post of Assistant Registrar (Judicial)/ Assistant Registrar (Accounts) and to Category 3 Deputy Registrar. It is further submitted that the petitioner, however, cannot question the impugned amendment made providing channel of promotion to Category 3(a) and (c) by promotion lrom Category a(a)(ii) Assistant Registrar (Judicial) and Category 4(b) Assistant Registrar (Accounts), as it is within the policy domain ol the Rule Making authority and moreover, petitioner's cadre constitutes a separate class.

4. ln vieu, of the aforesaid lacts and circumstances, at this stage, this Court is not inclined to make alry remarks \ I I I I I on the plea raised by the petitioner for <:reation of a - channel for promotion from her cadre to that of Assistant Registrar (Accounts) and consequently to Deputy Registrars as provided under Rule 5, which prescribes the method of appointment to different ciltegories of post/posts. Petitioner is therefore given liberty to make representzltion through proper channei to respondents No.1 and ll. .\eedless to sa.y, respondents No.1 and 3 would consider her representation in accordance with law in a reasonable time

5. Accordingly, the instant Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall br: no order as to costs. Miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. SD/-A. SRINIVASA REDDY ASSIIJTANT REGISTRAR \ \ \ \ SECTION OFFICER //TRUE COPY// The Principal S;ecretary, General Administration (SR) Department, State of Telangana, Government of Telangana, TS Secretariat, Hyderabad. /\ The Registrar, institution of Lokayukta of Telangana, H.No.5-9-49, Basheer Bagh, Hyderabad- 63. The Principal Secretary, Law Department, State of Telangana, Government of Telangana TS Secretariat, Hyderabad. One CC to Ms. l.l. KIRAN MAYEE, Advocate IOPUCI Two CCs to GP for Services-ll, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad [OUT] One CC to SRI Ci. SATYANARAYANA YADAV, Standing Counsel IOPUC] Two CD Copies To 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 MP RS @ * i a 4 { t t * a * 1 , a * * * .t 4 * HIGH COURT DATI=-D:2210912025 t c o .f- S i,. r - 31 oil 2025 O5SPATC * ORDER WP.No.25573 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS J^ l0 16