IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA
G. Srinivas – Appellant
Versus
T.S. TRANSCO Ltd., Rep. by its Chairman & Managing Director – Respondent
| Table of Content |
|---|
| 1. petitioner’s background and seniority claims. (Para 1) |
| 2. interim suspension on seniority list. (Para 2) |
| 3. respondents argue seniority based on regulations. (Para 3) |
| 4. counterarguments regarding the transfer and seniority. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 5. petitioner's response to counterarguments. (Para 6) |
| 6. court’s analysis of applicable regulations. (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 7. final dismissal of the writ petition. (Para 12 , 13) |
ORDER :
NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA, J.
Petitioner was appointed as Trainee Assistant Engineer (Electrical) in APGENCO on 05-09-2000. APTRANSCO issued TOO Ms. No. 35 dated 13-05-2005 allowing absorption on transfer between companies and APGENCO adopted this by Memo dated 30-06-2005. When petitioner sought absorption in APNPDCL (now TSNPDCL); APGENCO requested APNPDCL’s concurrence via letter dated 09-12-2005, leading to G.O.O. No. 364 dated 19-12-2005 for mutual absorption of six AEs each. Petitioner was relieved via memo dated 05-01-2006 and joined APNPDCL on 01-02-2006, later promoted as Assistant Divisional Engineer, fully eligible for Divisional Engineer promotion.
1.1. Regulation 25(f) of APSEB Service Regulations Part-II states mutual transferees shall forego se
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