High Court · 2025

...RESPONDENTS 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 issue an appropriate Writ' direction' or Order' more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of Respondent in not promoting the Petitioner from Wetfare Officel to Assistant Director (Stores) by releasing the proposed amendment G O amending the method of appointment to the post of Assistant Director (Stores) as per the Memo No 3221lO 'P and l.M S 201g dated 17 to4t2o1g, is lilegal arbitrary, unconstitutional, violation of article 300A, article 14, 21 ot the constitution of lndia and against the principles of natural Justice' consequently direct the respondents to promote the Petitioner from Welfare officer to Assistant Director (Stores) by releasing the proposed amendment G.o. amending the method of appointment to the post of Assistant Director (Stores) as per the letter Memo No 3221lO'P and l'M S 20'18 dated 17104t2019 Prayer is amended as per court order dated 2gto1r2o2'vide lA No.1 0f 2024 in WP.No.309 12 of 2018. lA NO:2 oF 2023 Petition under Section .l5 i CpC praying that in the circumstanc the affidavit filed in support of the petition the High Court may be receive the additional material papers in the interest of justice. es stated in pleased to IA NO: 10F 2018 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 direct the respondents to promote the petitioner the post of Assistant Director (Stores) from the post of Welfare Officer by conducting DpC. Counset for the petitioner : SRt B KARTHIK NAVAYAN Counsel for the Respondents: Gp FOR SERVICES lll The Court made the following: ORDER THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NAMAVARAPU RAJESHWAR RAO WRIT PEAITION No. 3()9 12 of 2o1a 0 oRDER: 1n respondents The Present Writ Petitlon is hled to declare the action of not promoting the petitioner from Welfare Officer to Assistant Director (Stores) by releasing the proposed amendment G.O' amending the method of appointment to the post of "Assistant Director (Stores) as per the Memo No ' 322llO-P.& I'M'S 2O18 dated 17l04l2Ol9' as illegal' 2. Heard Dr' B' Karthik Navayan' learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Services-Ill' appearing for resPondents' 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that is working as a Welfare Ofhcer, which is equivalent Lay Secretary and Treasurer-l and next promotional post to that of Lay Secretar5r and Treasurer-I is, Assistant Director (Stores) and the petitioner is ful1y eligible and qualified to be promoted to the post of Assistant Director (Stores) from the post of Lay Secretary and Treasurer- I, including Welfare Offrcer' 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that whilethiswritPetitionispending,theDirectoroflnsurance Medical Services had initiated a necessa'ry procedure to amend 2 ar1d consider petitioner,s promotion i.e. Welfare Officer to Assistant Director (Stores), by proposing arnendments required to the G.O.No.183, Vide letters dated R.C.No.951/E1DpC/ 2018, dated, 24.O2.2018, R.C.No.9S1/ Et /DpC/2018, dated 22.O5.2019 and Rc.No.9St/EI/DpC/2018 dated 08.01.2019 respectively.

5. Learned counser for the petitioner further submits that to amend the G.O.Ms. No.183, Health Medical & Family Welfare (Ql) Department, dated 04.05. 1996, it is necessary to make amendments for the method of appointment to the post of Assistant Director (Stores), was proposed as ,,By promotion Lay Secretar5r and Treasurer, Grade_I and Welfare Officer,, instead of "Bv Promotion Lay Secretary arrd rreasurer, Grade -I,, and the draft amendment to the G.O.Ms.No. 1g3, Hea_lth Medical & Family Welfare (e1) Department, dated 04.05.1996 is pending with the Government. He further submits that the petitioner is eligible for promotion as Assistant Director (Stores) from the post of Welfare Officer.

6. Learned counsel for the petitioner brought to the notice of this Court regarding letter addressed by the 2na respondent to the 1"t respondent vide Lr.Rc.No.951 /El /DpC/2Olg, dated requesting to consider the application of the

04.O7.2025 Ij\ -) for promotion but till date not of aPPointment to the Post of Assistant Director to the frnalized the amendment the Post of Assistant Director a petitioner (Stores), method (Stores)- 7 . Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the petitioner is going to retire from the service in the month of September 2025' Therefore' sought for a direction to the respondent authorities to finalize the amendment to the method of appointment to the post of Assistant Director (Stores) at the t I earliest Possible' 8 Though the learned counsel for resPondents filed counter affidavit, but did not disPute the submission made bY the learned counsel for the petitioner' 9 Having regard to the submissions made by the learned this Court, without exPresslng counsel forresPective Partles' any opinion on the merits of the case' direct the respondent authorities to frnalize the amendment to the method of appointment to the post of Assistant Director (Stores) and consider the case of the petitioner for promotion and pass appropriate orders, in accordance with law' within a period of three (O3) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order' 4

10. With the above rlirection, this Writ petition There shall be no order as to costs. is disposed of. Miscellaneous stand closed. applications, i1 any pending, shall also //TRUE COPY// SD/-MOHD. ISMAIL REGTSTRAR ff['* \,.,1 .l"r,o* oFFrcER To,

1. Jhe Principal Secretary. Government of Telanqana. Labour Emnlovmenr Tra i n i n g a nd Fa ctories- 1 o p a nd r ru S t Dep i rtm"e ni.t"-JliJifi [Iii,i il:'' Secretariat, State of Telangana, Hyd'eratiad _SOOOZi-- -*

2. The Director of lnsurance.[Medical Services, Government of Telangana, Musheerabad, opp. Gandhi Hospital, Hyderabad-500 020. 3. One CC to SRI B.KARTHIK NAVAYAN, Advocate tOPUCl 4. Two CCs to GP FOR SERVICES lll, High Court for the State of Tetangana

5. Two CD Copies. BSK BS (trN I t HIGH COURT DATED:1 9t08t201s ./.',, (: ,i c: O 25 IUB 2ffi .k !) ..: ORDER WP.No.30912 ot ZO1.B DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETTTION WITHOUT COSTS @ I\?f