Administrative action converting positions does not violate service regulations; outsourcing employees lack direct employer-employee relationship with the Corporation.

COMMON ORDER:

W.P.No.4351 of 2026:

The present writ petition is filed seeking the following relief:

“….to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in amending the APSEB /i) APSPDCL Service Regulations to convert and upgrade the services of Energy Assistants Junior Linemen Grade-ll (JLM Gr-ll), being unofficial respondents 35 to 39 and other similarly situated persons, working under the Village Ward Secretariat System under the jurisdiction of the 3rd respondent, as Junior Linemen (JLMs) of the 18th respondent APSPDCL, thereby causing the petitioners to be thrown out of employment without absorbing or regularising their services, and also denying the minimum time scale as laid down in State of Punjab vs. Jagjit Singh reported as (2017) 1 see 148, pursuant to the 17th respondent s Letter dated 24-10- 2025 and the 18th respondents S.0.0. (CGM-HRD) Ms. No.2087 dated 07- 11-2025 R/w. the Minutes of Meeting dated 17-10-2025 (as evident from the Letter dated 21-10-2025 of the Additional Secretary of the 14th respondent AP TRANSCO), issued with the involvement of respondents 2, 15/16, 17, 18, 20 and 22 along with the 33rd and 34th respondents JAC, and also the consequential Memo dated 02-12-2025 of the 19th respondent, and further action of respondents 28 to 32 in converting and also upgrading the unofficial respondents 35 to 39 and also their batch mates as Junior Linemen (JLMs) of the 18th respondent APSPDCL from JLMs Grade-ll vide Memos dated 16-12-2025, 12-12-2025, 11-12- 2025, 16-12-2025 and 19-12-2025 respectively as illegal, arbitrary, discriminative, without jurisdiction, colourable exercise of powers, non application of mind, unfair labour practice, misfeasance, malfeasance. nonfeasance, opposed to the doctrine of legitimate expectation and also doctrine of promissory estoppel besides violative of Articles 14, 16, 21 and 23 of the Constitution of India by calling all the relevant records pertaining to instant case from the respondents and consequently, set aside the same by quashing it besides directing the 14th respondent to act upon letter dt.28- 01-2014 of the 32nd respondent and also direct the 2nd respondent to act upon letter dt.28-01- ii) 2022 of the 33rd and 34th respondents and further direct the respondents 2, 15/16, 17, 18, 20 and 22 to act upon the decisions taken by them while negotiating with 33rd and 34th respondents JAC to the issues/demands there at SI. Nos.3, 14 and 15 of the Minutes of Meeting dt. 17-10-2025 and pass such…..”

W.P.No.36659 of 2025:

The present writ petition is filed seeking the following relief:

“….to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus [11:37 AM, 2/27/2026] Cherry: declaring the actior of the Respondents in amending the APSEB/APSPDCL Service Regulations to convert and upgrade the services of Energy Assistants / Junior Linemen Grade-II (JLM Gr-II), being unofficial respondents 33 to 36 and other similarly situated persons, working under the Village/Ward Secretariat System under the jurisdiction of the 3rd respondent, as Junior Linemen (JLMs) of the 18th respondent APSPDCL, thereby causing the petitioners to be thrown out of employment; without absorbing or regularizing their services, and also denying the minimum time scale as laid down in State of Punjab vs. Jagjit Singh reported as (2017) 1 SCC 148 , pursuant to the 17th respondent's Letter dated 24-10-2025 and the 18th respondent's S.O.O. (CGM-HRD) Ms. No.2087 dated 07-11-2025 R/w. the Minutes of Meeting dated