The High Court · 2025

Petition under 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 Respondent No.1 and 2 to consider and dispose the Petitioner Appeal dated 05.08.2024 submitted to the Respondents, praying them to revoke the impugned order of Termination of Probation and Discharge from Service with immediate effect through Proceedings vide representation dated 02.08.2024 submitted to the Respondent No.2 and to re-enlist the Petitioner into the prestigious Respondent Department pending disposal of main Writ Petition in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI S.LAKSHMI KANTH Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER I l I ! I IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NAMAVARAPU RAJESHWAR RAO WRIT PETITION No.4O427 OF 2OLs 3l"t December, 2025 Between: Renuka Gundapuneni AND The State of Teiangana, Home Department, Rep. by its Spl. Chief Secretary, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others ...Petitioner ...Respondents ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed declaring the highhanded action of respondent No.3 in issuing impugned order of termination of probation and discharge ' from servlce immediate effect through proceedings uide DO.No.989/2024/File No.A7-BKGM/1794/2024 dated

06.07.2024, terminating and discharging the petitioner from her service and inaction of respondent No.1 and 2 in considering and disposing the petitioner appeal dated O5.OA.2O24 submitted to the respondents AS prejudicial, arbitrary and illegal. r I t

2. Brief f,acts of the case are as follows :- (a) Petitioner was appointed on merit as PC (Civil) (Women) and her probation was declared with effect from O9.LO.2O2O under the Telangana State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996. She initially served at Karepally Police Station and later at Julurupadu Police Station from O3.O1.2022, discharging her duties sincerely. Due to severe medical issues, the Petitioner availed 351 days of sick leave from 26.04.2022 to 12.04.2023. During the said period, her minor daughter was diagnosed with cancer and underwent prolonged chemotherapy. (b) The petitioner alter availing medical leave joined duty on 13.04.2023, and applied for regularization of sick period in respect of above 351 days leave, which was regularized by the respondent No.3. Later, the petitoner availed 87 days of sick leave frorn 14.07.2023 to 08.10.2023, which was also regularized. She reported back to duty on O9.1O.2O23 with a medica-l fitness certificate and continued service without any --v disciplinary proceedings. However, respondent No.3 issued both notice and termination order of probation and discharge from service with immediate effect through Notice uide File No.A7-BKGM /1793/2024, dated 05.06.2024 and termination order dated 06.07.2024 served to the petitioner, served on O5.O8.2O24, alleging that the petitioner failed to complete probation period. (c) The impugned order was passed without notice or hearing and after expiry of the probation period, contrary to Rule 18(b)(i) of the Telangana State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996, under which the petitioner's probation stood compieted upon expiry of the prescribed period. The petitioner's statutory appeal dated 05.08.2024 is stili pending consideration, while similarly placed constables were granted probation extension. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner filed the present writ petition. 4 . Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the appeal was filed in the year 2024.Titl today the appeal is not considered and prayed to direct the respondents to dispose of the appeal at the earliest possible. \

5. Learned counsel for the respondents did not oppose the disposal of the said appeal within a time bound manner.

6. Taking into consideration of the submissions made by the learned counsel for respective parties, this Court, without going into the merits of the case, direct the respondent authorities to dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner on

05.O8.2024, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of eight (08) weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order.

7. With the above said direction, this Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous applications pending, if any, in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed. Sd/-A.H.S. GOWRI SHANKAR ASSISTANT REGISTRARe SECTION OFFICER //TRUE COPY// Inq Sp! Chief Secretary, State of Telangana, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. The Inspector General of Police, Ir/ulti zone-1,DGP Office Complex, Lakdikapul, Hyderabad. The Superintendent of Police, [qryralayam Street, Babu Camp, Bhadradri Kothaguda District, Telangana 50710 1. The Commissioner of Police, Khammam Police Commissionerate, Khammam District, Telangana. One CC to SRI S.LAKSHMI KANTH, Advocate. [OpUC] Two CCs to GP FOR HOME, High Court for the State of Telangana. [OUT] Two CD Copies. BSK To, 2 3 4 5 6 7 M HIGH COURT DATED:31 11212025 .S It O, rll5 tI B ?01$ * * ORDER WP.No.40427 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS 0r -( L\ n' t. \