The court upheld the recruitment process's integrity, reaffirming that the medical examination procedures aligned with due process and disallowed the re-medical requests based on delayed objections by candidates.

JUDGMENT :

Aparesh Kumar Singh, CJ.

Mr. Goda Siva, learned Senior Counsel represents Mr. B.Arjun, learned counsel for appellants in W.A.No.18 of 2025.

Mr. G.Vidya Sagar, learned Senior Counsel represents Mr. Sai Prasen Gundavaram, learned counsel for appellant in W.A.No.74 of 2025 and respondent No.14 in W.A.No.106 of 2025.

Mr. T.Surya Karan Reddy, learned Senior Counsel represents Mr. Gouraram Rajashekar Reddy, learned counsel for appellant in W.A.No.106 of 2025.

Mr. P.S.Rajasekhar, learned Standing Counsel for Telangana Public Service Commission appears for appellant in W.A.No.167 of 2025 and respondent No.1 in W.A.Nos.18, 74 and 106 of 2025.

Mr. J.Sudheer, learned counsel appears for respondent Nos.6 to 14 in W.A.Nos.18 and 74 of 2025; respondent Nos.1 to 9 in W.A.No.167 of 2025.

Mr. U.Santosh Kumar, learned counsel appears for respondent No.11 in W.A.No.106 of 2025.

Ms. M.Shalini, learned Government Pleader for Services-II appears for respondent No.2 in W.A.Nos.18, 74 and 106 of 2025 and respondent No.10 in W.A.No.167 of 2025.

2. All the writ appeals are directed against the order dated 20.12.2024 in W.P.No.28639 of 2024 passed by the learned writ court. Therefore, all the writ appeals are heard together and are being disposed of by this common judgment.

3. (i) Writ appeal No.18 of 2025 was filed by the respondent Nos.12, 13, 6, 8 and 10 in the writ petition No.28639 of 2024.

(ii) Writ appeal No.74 of 2025 was filed by the respondent No.14 in the writ petition No.28639 of 2024.

(iii) Writ appeal No.106 of 2025 was filed by the petitioner No.6 in the writ petition No.28639 of 2024.

(iv) Writ appeal No.167 of 2025 was filed by the Telangana Public Service Commission/respondent No.1 in the writ petition No.28639 of 2024.

4. The parties are referred as per their status in the writ petition.

5. In response to the Notification No.31/2022, dated 31.12.2022 issued by the Telangana Public Service Commission (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Commission’) for the post of Assistant Motor Vehicle Inspector (AMVI), the writ petitioners have submitted their applications. The petitioners appeared for the written examination on 28.06.2023. The petitioners appeared for document verification in response to the notice dated 30.05.2024. In response to the notice dated 28.06.2024, the petitioners attended the medical examination scheduled from 01.07.2024 to 08.07.2024. The petitioner Nos.1 to 5 and 8 appeared on 01.07.2024, petitioner No.6 appeared on 03.07.2024 and petitioner Nos.7 and 9 appeared on 06.07.2024 for medical examination.

6. It is the case of the petitioners that on the first day i.e., 01.07.2024, the medical examination was held in a very casual manner at Osmania General Hospital and the same was protested by some of the candidates, including the petitioner Nos.1, 3, 4, 5 and 8 and they sent mails to the Commission on 01.07.12024, 02.07.2024, 03.07.2024 and 06.07.2024 objecting the manner in which the medical examination was conducted. Subsequently, some changes have been made in taking physical measurements. However, on the first day, no such procedure was adopted. On 10.10.2024, the Commission has published the provisional selection list, wherein the petitioners were not selected. It is stated that the petitioner No.7, who is working as the Transport Constable in Transport Department, which also requires the same physical measurements as that of AMVI. Similar is the case of the petitioner No.9, who is working as Forest Section Officer in Forest Department, which also require the same physical measurements. Thus, it is clear that the respondents have adopted illegal methods to disqualify the meritorious candidates like the petitioners. It is also the case of the writ petitioners that on the first day of medical examination, i.e., 01.07.2024, 50 candidates were asked to attend. Among those 50 candidates, 10 are female. Among those 10 female candidates, 6 of them are meritorious as per their marks in the written test, who could come with 1:1 ratio