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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
PULLA KARTHIK
P.Pavani – Appellant
Versus
Secretary to Chief Commissioner of Land Administration – Respondent
ORDER :
(PULLA KARTHIK, J.)
Since the lis involved in all these writ petitions is inter se related with each other, they are taken up together and being disposed of by this common order.
2) Heard Sri D.Bala Kishan Rao, learned counsel for the petitioners in W.P.Nos.28040 of 2023, 27064 and 28764 of 2024 and learned Government Pleader for Services-I appearing for the respondent authorities. In spite of service of notice on respondent No.6 in W.P.No.28040 of 2023, none appeared on her behalf.
3) Aggrieved by the action of respondent No.3 in issuing the seniority list dated 21.09.2024 duly counting the seniority of the petitioners from the date of passing of Survey Training Test instead from the date of promotion, W.P.Nos.28040 of 2023 and 27064 and 28764 of 2024 are filed.
4) The case of the petitioners in W.P.No.28040 of 2023 is that originally they were appointed as Junior Assistants on 01.07.2013 after due selection through Group-IV Services and allotted to erstwhile Mahabubnagar District. Thereafter, they were promoted to the post of Senior Assistants vide Proc.No.A2/2945/2016, dated 10.10.2016, with a precondition to pass the Survey Training within one year. Accordingly, they joined
Adhoc promotions do not confer seniority rights until requisite qualifications are met, and failure to timely challenge regularization conditions undermines claims for seniority.
The court established that objections against provisional seniority lists must be considered prior to finalization, affirming principles of fairness and the inapplicability of ad hoc promotions for s....
The seniority list must adhere to the rota-quota system, and ad hoc promotions cannot be counted for seniority unless conducted per established rules.
Established seniority lists must be adhered to unless timely objections are raised; age considerations alone do not override settled seniority.
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