IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
Namavarapu Rajeshwar Rao
S. Venkata Ramesh, Nizamabad Dist. – Appellant
Versus
N.P.D.C. Ltd., Chairman And M.D., Warangal. – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petitioner's qualifications and past employment (Para 1 , 3) |
| 2. petitioner’s arguments against rejection of appointment (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 3. court's analysis of petitioner's service certificate validity (Para 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 4. meritless nature of the writ petition (Para 11) |
| 5. writ petition dismissed; no costs (Para 12) |
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-a-side the letter No.CGM(HRD)/GM(IR&L)/AS(L)/PO-H3/WP 15095 of 2005-08 dt.28.02.2008 issued by the 2nd respondent. Consequently, direct the respondents to appoint the petitioner as LDC on par with his colleagues who were appointed in terms of Notification dated 24.04.2001, 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 w
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.
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.
The absence of genuine employment records and a valid service certificate undermines a petitioner's claim for appointment based on recruitment rules.
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.
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