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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
SUREPALLI NANDA
N.B.Sunitha – Appellant
Versus
State of Telangana – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petitioner applied for compassionate appointment. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 2. right to know reasons for rejection. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. orders lack justification and application of mind. (Para 6 , 7) |
| 4. compassionate appointment as a social security measure. (Para 8) |
| 5. legal obligation to provide reasons for decisions. (Para 9) |
| 6. writ petition allowed with instructions to reconsider. (Para 10) |
JUDGMENT :
SUREPALLI NANDA, J.
Heard Sri C.Hari Preeth, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services(Home) appearing on behalf of the respondents.
2. The petitioner approached the Court seeking prayer as under:
“….to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the impugned Memo No.634- P/Ser.II/A2/2019-2, dt. 06.05.2022 issued by the 1st respondent rejecting the candidature of the petitioner for appointment on compassionate grounds intimating the same through the 3rd respondent in its Memorandum File No.A1-COMP.APPT/172/2022, dt. 09.05.2023 without assigning any reasons as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and against the principles of natural justice and conse
Administrative decisions must include reasons to uphold fairness and justice, particularly in compassionate appointment cases to assist dependents of deceased government employees.
Termination of services without inquiry violates Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution, necessitating a fair hearing and reasoned decisions.
The necessity of providing reasons in administrative decisions is crucial for ensuring justice and accountability.
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