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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
Namavarapu Rajeshwar Rao
Vidya Sagar – Appellant
Versus
Northern Power Dist. Co. Of AP. Ltd. – Respondent
ORDER :
Namavarapu Rajeshwar Rao, J.
This Writ Petition is filed seeking the following relief:
“...to declare the action of the respondents in rejecting petitioner's case for being appointed as LDC as illegal and arbitrary and set aside the letter No.CGM(HRD)/GM(IR&L)/AS-(L)/PO-H3/WP No. 7038 of 2005-08 dt.18.02.2008 issued by the 2ndrespondent. Consequently, direct the respondents to appoint the petitioner as LDC duly granting all other consequential benefits.”
2. Heard Sri K. Vasudeva Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri A. Chandra Shaker, learned Standing Counsel for Northern Power Distribution Company Ltd., Telangana, appearing for the respondents. Perused the material available on record.
3. The brief facts of the case are as follows:
(a) The petitioner worked as a Contract Labour under the 3rd respondent from 01.06.1996 to 30.06.1999 vide agreement No.27, 50 and 57/95-96, 13, 49/96-97, 70/95-98 and check measured on 29.09.1997. BP Ms.No.36, dated 18.05.1997 was issued by the erstwhile APSEB, as a consequence of settlement entered into between the Trade Unions and Management, mandates that 50% posts of initial recruitment cadre should be filled in considering the Ex-Cas
The court upheld the rejection of the petitioner's application for appointment as LDC due to lack of genuine service certificates, emphasizing the need for substantiated documentation in such claims.
Court affirmed the principle that lapses in record-keeping by contractors cannot negate the validity of verified service certificates for contract labor entitled to regularization.
A valid service certificate countersigned by officials cannot be disregarded due to the contractor's failure to maintain records; the authority must substantiate rejection based on genuine evidence.
The absence of genuine employment records and a valid service certificate undermines a petitioner's claim for appointment based on recruitment rules.
Service certificates must be authentic and verifiable for contract labor employment; judicial mandates for verification must be followed by authorities.
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