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VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA
T. Muni Ram Prasad, S/o. T. Munaiah – Appellant
Versus
State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Health, Medical & Family Welfare Department – Respondent
ORDER :
Venkateswarlu Nimmagadda, J.
1. All these writ petitions are filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by different petitioners, claiming identical relief, as such, I find it expedient to decide all the writ petitions by common order, since the issue involved in all the writ petitions is one and the same.
W.P.No.22958 of 2021
2. By this writ petition, petitioners seek to declare the action of the respondents in not considering their cases for absorption/regularization of their services. Petitioners also seek relief of their being absorbed/regularized to their posts which they are holding, and which posts are contractual posts.
3. The petitioners herein were initially appointed as Medical Officers (Homeopathy) in the year 2008 and they are presently working at various Homeopathy dispensaries (Primary Healthcare Centers) on contract basis. The contract period is initially for one year, which was extended from time to time. The Government of Andhra Pradesh issued Notifications dated 02.04.2008 and 07.01.2009 seeking to fill-up Medical Officers in various disciplines of country recognized medical practices i.e. Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Unani and Siddha, pursuant to the schem
The court ruled that contract employees with over ten years of service against sanctioned posts are entitled to regularization, emphasizing the need for fair recruitment processes and age relaxation ....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the regularization of contract services must adhere to the constitutional scheme and relevant rules, and the length of service alone does not ....
Regularization of services for employees who have served for over ten years is a right that must be considered by the state, provided there are no valid objections, and the state must adhere to its o....
In cases of long, continuous service, employees serving in irregular capacities may be regularized despite initial procedural discrepancies, especially in the absence of valid recruitment processes.
The court established that long-term service and existing vacancies can warrant regularization, even if initial appointments were irregular, provided the employees meet certain criteria.
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