IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
PULLA KARTHIK
A. Anil Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Medical, Health and Family Welfare Department – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petitioner's eligibility for service weightage points. (Para 1 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. respondents' justifications for denying weightage points. (Para 5 , 6 , 8) |
| 3. court's analysis of petitioner's contractual employment. (Para 9 , 10 , 15) |
| 4. court's rationale against respondents' classification. (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 5. court's order granting entitlement for service weightage points. (Para 16) |
ORDER
Pulla Karthik, J.:
This Writ Petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, is filed seeking the following relief:
“…to issue a Writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned Memo No: 467/ RP- II/2017 dated 09.10.2024 as arbitrary and illegal and set aside the same and consequently direct the Respondents to award five weightage marks for the contract service of petitioner from July, 2015 to June, 2017 as Lab Technician at Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad and direct the respondents to consider his case for selection and appointment to the post of Lab Technician Grade-II pursuant to the Notification No.67/2017, dated 18.12.2017 of the third respondent and pass…”
2. Heard Sri Sarasani Sathyam Reddy, learned Senior
Court affirmed the entitlement to service weightage points for contractual employment, invalidating the outsourcing classification that affected selection.
Alterations to recruitment criteria must adhere to established legal precedents, not infringe upon fair selection principles.
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