Mekala Sahadev, And 13 Others v. The State Of Telangana, And 3 Others

HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY ,THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF DECEA/BER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY ONE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI WRIT PETITI ON NO: 37183 0F 2021 Between:

1 ltt]elala sah-adev. S/o. Kashaiah, Aged_about 72 years, occ. Retd. sub-rnspector of Police(PC 279), DOR 28.02.20d8, Rl/o Vinay5inagar, Nizamabld-To;;-;;d Dist.

2. Syed Hasham,..Slg_Qye-Q lrrloulana, Aged about 68 years, Occ. Retd. Sublnspector.of Police(PC254), DoR 31.07.2011 , R/o Eilahma Gutta, Nizamabad Town and Dist.

3. Guduru Aga-mgOpa, :9lor S4gqppa, Aged about 68 years, Occ. Retd. Asst.Sublnspector of Potice(355), DOR 31.07.2011 R/o nhit Titkies Road, Bodhin, Nizamabad Dist.

4. Mohd lbrahim, S/o Noor lr,4ohammed, Aged about 68 years, Occ. Retd. Sublnspector.of. Police(PC959), DOR 30.09.2011, Rt/o Hashmi iolony, Nizamabad Town and Dist.

5. B.Radha Kishan, S/o B.Narayana, Aged about 69 years, Occ. Retd. Sublnspector of Poiice(PC66B), DOR 31 .03.2010 Ri/o - Lakhsmi priya Nagar, Mubaraknagar, Nizamabad Town and Dist.

6. M.Balaiah, S/o. Vittobha, Aged about 68 years, Occ. Retd.Asst. Sub-lnspector of Police(PC653), DOR 30.04.201'l Rlio Vinayaknaoar, Nizamabad Town and Dist.

7. Chowdekari- langaiah, S/o. Ch.Veerappa,'Aged about 69 years, Occ. Retd. Sublnspector of Police(PC436), DOR 31 .08.2010, Rt/o Gouthamnagar, Nizamabad Town and Dist.

8. A.Bhaskar, S/o. Venkataswamy, Aged about 70 years, Occ. Retd. Sub-lnspector of Police(P_C828), DOR 30.06.2008, R/o Gajulapet, Boigally Dargha, Nizarirabad Town and Dist.

9. Gurram Galaiah, S/o. Balaiah, Aged about 70 years, Occ. Retd. Head Constable No. 905, DOR 31,08.2003, R/o Suryanagar, Nizamabad Town and Dist.

10. P.Ramulu, S/o Lingaiah, Aged about 70 years, Occ. Retd. Sub-lnspector of Police(PC795), DOR 30.11.2010, R/o Sainagar Road No. 1, Nizamabad Town and Dist.

1 1 . l\,4d.Azmiruddin, S/o. Shanooruddin, Aged about 68 years, Occ. Retd. Asst. Sublnspector of Police(554), DOR 31.01.2009, R:/o Upparapally, Sirgapur, lVledak Dist.

12.Mohd.Hamza, S/o. Waheeduddin, Aged about 69 years, Occ. Retd. Sublnspector of Police(PC 184), DOR 31.07.2009, R/o Chandrashekhar Colony, Nizamabad Town and Dist.

13.B.Sayanna, S/o Chandraiah, Aged about 70 years, Occ. Retd. Sub-lnspector of Police(PC 268), DOR 30.04.2011, Fi"/o presently H.No. 9-3-70, Karimnagar. 14.J.Anand Rao, S/o. Rama Rao, Aged about 66 years, Occ. Retd. Asst. Sublnspector of Police(PC 772), DOR 31.05.2013, Rl/o Kodurpaka Village, Sircilla Mandal, Karimnagar Dist. presently R/o 6-197, Gajula Ramaram, Quthbullapur, N,4edchal Dist.

...PETITIONERS AND

1. The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home Police Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad.

2, The Director General, and lnspector General of Police, Telangana State, Saifabad, Hyderabad.

3. The Deputy lnspector, General of Police, Hyderabad Range, Hyderabad.

4. The Commissioner of Police, (Then Superintendant of Police) Nizamabad, Nizamabad DiSt ...RESP.NDENTS 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 a writ, order or direction more ln the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of tne responi""it i' ""t extending, ihe benefits of GON'4S No. 280 Home police-o oepartmeii iiri)izlioti as iileoat and discriminatorv despite issuing RC No. 258/E2l20-i d &.znnttzolg for prep"arino a list of the eligible police personat without tur,ng In| irihli u"ii"n as illegal u-nd "on.eqr"ntly direct the iesoondents to extend th;'t";;iii;'"iin.r"."nt. Jf constables appointed upto the ;".#";b:r\ iilti"g'ih" i"ri"J'i[, inservice trainino to declaration of the probation as on-duty "no .on."q'"'itfy '"uit" the pension ind pensionary benefits of the petitioners and srant r,;;;il;i;;r "L"

in the recalculation and pav the same at ieast in their final stage of lives'

IA O:1OF PetitionunderSection'l5lCPCprayingthatinthecircumstancesstatedin the affidavit filed in suppori of the petition, inJHigl.', court may be pleased to direct the 2nd respondent to pur, ;;i;it;; the memo given ny the 2nd respondent to the unit officers in RC No. ZSAEZtiols at.2ol11t2o1g at an early date as otheruvise the p"iit.n"i. *"rld be put to irreparable loss and grave suffering Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI K' ANANTHA RAO a;;;;;iiorthe Respondents: SPECIAL GP FoR HoME The Court made the following: ORDER

IHE HON'BtE SRI JUSIICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVIII WRIT PEIIIION No.37183of 2021 ORDER:

This wril petition is being disposed of ot the odmission stoge with the consenl of both the porties.

This writ petition is filed seeking ihe following relief: "........ to issue a wr.it, order or direction more in the nature of writ of Mandamus dectaring the inaction of the respondents jn extending the benefits of G.O.Ms. No.280 Home police-D Department dt.13/1217001 as ittegal and discriminatory despite issuing Rc.No,258/E2l2019 dt. z0t11t?019 for preparing a [ist of the etigibte police personneI without taking any further action as iltegaI and consequently direct the respondents to extend the benefits of increments of constables appointed upto the year 1975 treating the period from inservice training to dectaration of the probation as on duty and consequent[y revise the pension and pensionary benefits of the petitioners and grant arrears that may arise in the recalcutation and pay the same at least in their finaI stage of Iives......".

Heord Sri K.Anontho Roo, leorned counsel oppeoring for the petitioners ond the leorned Speciol Government Pleoder oppeoring for lhe respondents.

li hos been contended by the petitioners ihot they ore oll retlred Sub-lnspector of Police. The grievonce of the petilioners is thot lhough were oll recruited during the yeors l969 lo 1974' Ihe respondenls ore not extending the increments while they were on I

troining ond not exlending the regulor poy scole oltoched to the post of Constoble'

F^r the petitioners hod Leorned counsel oPPeoring for the contended thot the pe.litioners hove submitted o detoiled 03 ll'20,19 requesling to representotion to the 'u'ponO"nt'on extend the increments ond olher service benefiis for lhe service rendered during the troining period. The 2nd respondent n"t ":","^1 for the remorks trom the Unit Officers vide proceedings doied 20.11.2019' But' so for' no further oction hos been token on the soid representotion I ^^^6'!rino for the petitioners hod Therefore' leorned counsel oppeorlng ft contended thot oppropriote orders be possed in the wrlt petition direciing the 2nd respondent to consider the cose of the petitioners e orders in occordonce with low'

ond Poss oPProPriot ciol Government Pleoder oppeoring for the Leorned SPe ontended ihot the 2nd respondent is exomining resPondents hod c petitioners ond he hos colled tor o reporl trom the request of the vide proceedings doted 20'11'2019' Let the the Unit Officers petitioners submit o fresh representotion to the 2nd respondent' lhe 2no respondent would exomine the some ond poss oPProPriote orders in occordonce with low This Court' hovlng considered the rivol submissions mode by the porties, is of the considered view thol this writ pelition con be disposed of directing the pelilioners to submit o fresh representotion io lhe 2no respondeni seeking increments ond other service benefits for the troining period when they were initrolly oppoinled' within o :

J period of two weeks from lhe dole of receipi of o copy of this order. Upon such o represenloiion being received, lhe 2no respondent sholl consider the some ond poss oppropriole orders in occordonce wilh low, within o reosonoble period of time, preferobly within o period of ihree months lhereofter. With the obove directions. the wril petition is disposed of. No costs.

Pending miscelloneous petitions, if ony, sholl siond closed. SD/.V.KAVITHA ASSISTANT RE ISTRAR ,TRUE COPY// SECTION O FICER To,

1. The Principal Secretary, Home Police Department, State of Telangana, Secretariat, Hyderabad.

2. The Director General, and lnspector General of Police, Telangana State, Saifabad, Hyderabad.

S ihe-Mputv'l nspector, General of Police, Hyderabad fgnge' .tly!e19!3!,

4. The Cohrniissioner of Police, (Then Superintendant of Police) NrzamaDao, Nizamabad Dist.

S. One CC to Sri K Anantha Rao, Advocate [OPU-C]

6. i;; ccsio cF to, Hore''Hig. court toitne st6te of relangana at Hyderabad tourl

7. Two CD Copies B. One SPare CoPY Sm NPJ q

HIGH COURT DATEO:3111212021 1$g SIA 16:

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ORDER

I I , I WP.No.37183 ot 2021 ,J 02 Ftts 20?2 _.'i -k DISPOSING OF THE WP WITHOUT COSTS w