The court affirmed the legitimacy of local cadre organization under the Presidential Order, ruling that the state retains the authority to adjust personnel allocations while adhering to seniority guidelines and timelines stipulated in existing law.

ORDER :

PULLA KARTHIK, J.

The writ petition is filed seeking Writ of Certiorari, to call for the records relating to and in connection with G.O.Ms.No.33 Home (Legal) Department dated 15.5.2023 issued by the respondent No.1 and the consequential allotment orders of the petitioners vide proceedings dated 18.10.2024 issued by respondent No.3 and declare them as arbitrary and illegal.

2. Heard Sri Poodattu Amarender, learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Services (Home) appearing for the respondents and perused the record.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners were appointed as Police Constables in 10th (IR) Battalion (Bn.) A.P. Special Police, Beechpally, erstwhile Mahabubnagar, presently Gadwal district in the year 1995 and they were promoted as Head Constables in 10th Bn during 2002-2005 and while working as such, in the year 2018, they were transferred to four newly formed IR Battalions on temporary basis vide orders of the Inspector General of Police, TSSP Bn., Hyderabad dated 5.1.2018. Accordingly, petitioner Nos.1, 2, 6 to 8 and 10 to 15 were transferred to 6 Battalion, petitioner Nos.3, 4 and 5 were transferred to 5th Bn., and Petitioner No.9 was transferred to 2 nd Battalion. Thereafter, petitioners were also promoted to the posts of Assistant Reserve Sub-Inspectors (ARSIs) vide proceedings C.No.39/A1/2018 dated 31.1.2018 issued by the respondent No.5 and accordingly petitioners joined in their respective places of posting in different Battalions and working as such. It is further submitted that all the petitioners belong to erstwhile Zone-VI, particularly Mahabubnagar district. It is further stated that at the time of formation of new Battalions in the year 2018, petitioners were posted to 5 and 6 Battalions upon the assurance given by the higher authorities that they will be posted back to their respective local places as per their options in accordance with allocation guidelines. It is further submitted that after formation of Telangana State, his Excellency, the President of India issued the Presidential Orders with respect to the State of Telangana called as “Telangana Public Employment (Organization of Local Cadres and Regulation of Direct Recruitment) Order, 2018 vide GSR.820(E) dated 29.8.2018, which was republished by the State of Telangana vide G.O.Ms.No.124 dated 30.4.2024. As per paragraph 3(1) of the Presidential Orders, the Government shall, within a period of 36 months from the commencement of order, organize classes of posts in the civil services and classes of civil posts under the State into various local cadres for different parts of the State. Paragraph No.4 relates to allotment of persons holding posts required to be organized into local cadres and paragraph 5 relates to organized local cadres in respect of any category of posts, which shall be separate unit for the purpose of recruitment, appointment and discharge etc. As per Schedule-B of the Presidential Order, the Police Department has been organized as Multi Zone-I and Multi Zone-II apart from Zones and Districts. Consequent to the Presidential Orders, the Government of Telangana organized the local cadres in Telangana State Police Battalions (TGSP) vide G.O.Ms.No.172, General Administration (SPF- II) Department dated 4.8.2021. According to the said organization of local cadres, the posts of Head Constables and ARSIs are organized into Contiguous Zonal Cadre (CZC) and according thereto, all the petiti