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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN, J
Muddam Subbaraju – Appellant
Versus
State of Andhra Pradesh – Respondent
ORDER :
The petitioners in the present writ petition challenge the order passed by the 3rd respondent vide No:SE/NTR.TGP Circle/KdP/EC5/641 M, dated 08.08.2019, rejecting their request for providing employment in terms of G.O.Ms.No.98, Irrigation (PROJ.WING) Department, dated 15.04.1986 and G.O.Ms.No.45, Irrigation & C.A.D. (PW:R&R-A2) Department, dated 04.07.2012, as arbitrary and illegal.
2. (a) Petitioners are displaced persons affected by Sri Pothuluri Veera Brahmendra Reservoir. Petitioners’ lands were acquired for the aforesaid project and were paid compensation in terms of Award No.4/1987, dated 09.03.1987, Award No.28/1987, dated 31.07.1987 and Award No.12/1988, dated 25.09.1988. The acquisition of lands was done while they were in the hands of the petitioners' fathers.
(b) The Government in order to provide rehabilitation as a welfare measure to the displaced persons whose lands and houses are also acquired for the major and medium irrigation projects, issued G.O.Ms.No.98, dated 15.04.1986, formulating a scheme providing that persons who are displaced be accommodated with jobs in the projects so undertaken. Initially, fathers of the petitioners claimed to have submitted appli
The court affirmed that displaced persons are entitled to employment under government schemes, emphasizing the principle of parity in employment opportunities for similarly situated individuals.
Displaced persons are entitled to employment under G.O.Ms.No.98 provisions; all affected parties must be included for fair process in judicial decisions.
The State's policy providing jobs to displaced persons supersedes application deadlines, ensuring claims are honored despite timelines, supporting social justice.
Government policies for employment of displaced persons must be enforced without imposing unjust limitations, ensuring the protection of their rights and entitlements.
Displaced persons are entitled to job applications beyond prescribed deadlines due to government policies and prior judicial rulings that relax such limitations.
Welfare legislation must be liberally construed to include grandsons as eligible candidates for employment benefits, ensuring the intended beneficiaries are not excluded.
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