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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
PULLA KARTHIK
Telangana Grameena Bank Temporary Employees Union – Appellant
Versus
Telangana Grameena Bank – Respondent
ORDER :
PULLA KARTHIK, J.
1. Aggrieved by the action of respondent No.1 Bank in continuing petitioners 2 to 457 on daily wage basis in Group C posts in its offices, without regularizing their services in furtherance of the directions issued by this Court in W.A. No.2013 of 2017, dated 14.02.2022, and rejecting their claim vide reply dated 09.05.2022, the present Writ Petition is filed.
2. Heard Sri Vedula Srinivas, learned senior counsel, representing Smt.Vedula Chitralekha, learned counsel for the petitioners, and Sri Mujeeb Kumar Sadashivuni, learned Standing Counsel, appearing for the respondent-Bank.
3. Learned senior counsel has submitted that petitioner No.1 is the Registered Trade Union and remaining petitioners numbering 456 are its members and working as Messenger/sweeper/casual labour in Head Office, Regional Offices and 400 branches of respondent-Bank, on temporary basis. Respondent No.1 is the Regional Rural Bank incorporated under Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976, and it was sponsored by State Bank of Hyderabad, which is now merged with State Bank of India. Further, the Government of India after consultation with NABARD and the sponsor Bank notified the Rules relating to app
The court ruled that prolonged engagement of casual workers without regularization violates fair employment standards, directing a scheme for regularization based on service length and suitability.
Temporary employees are entitled to regularization from their initial engagement date, ensuring fair treatment and notional fixation of pay, but not to arrears of pay.
Temporary or part-time employees cannot claim regularization merely based on length of service without sanctioned posts, and must seek remedies through the designated Industrial Tribunal.
The court held that the conditions imposed by the respondent bank were illegal and arbitrary, and were contrary to the directions issued by the court in earlier orders. The court also held that the r....
Long-term temporary employees in the public sector are entitled to regularization, with courts emphasizing fair treatment and adherence to constitutional principles over contractual labels.
Employment and Service matte regularization of services - Salary and other benefits of - Petitioner is fit to be remanded for reconsideration taking sympathetic consideration for payment of their sal....
Regularization of illegal appointments and entitlement to monetary benefits must be determined in accordance with the statutory provisions, relevant case laws, and government orders. Part-time employ....
Long-term service and performance of duties similar to regular employees justify the regularization of daily wage workers, regardless of initial irregular appointment procedures.
Differential treatment of similarly situated employees violates equality under Article 14; non-regularization of a long-serving workman in contrast to others amounts to unjust discrimination.
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