The court held that candidates whose lands were acquired for the Rayalaseema Thermal Power Project are entitled to have their candidature considered for appointment under the land loser quota during the recruitment process, following precedents set in similar cases.

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased toto issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned action of the respondents in rejecting the case of the petitioner for appointment under displaced/Land looser category for the post of Junior Plant Attendant notified vide notification dt. 5-1-2011 and supplementary notification dt.17-10-2011 wherein 50% vacancies are earmarked for land loosers in terms of G.O.Ms.No.98, dt. 15-4-1986 and G.O.Ms.No.247, dt. 29-12-2008 inspite of acquiring the land of the petitioner vide award No. 34/2012-13, dt. 29-2-2012 as highly illegal, arbitrary and vilative of Article 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India and to pass

IA NO: 1 OF 2014(WPMP 4314 OF 2014)

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for appointment to the post of Junior Plant Attendant notified in notification dt. 5-1-2011 and Supplementary Notification dt.17-10-2011 under displaced/Land looser category by taking the qualifying age of the petitioner by extending age relaxation for BC-D category and Contract Labour service and further as per the G.O.Ms.No.247, dt. 29-12-2008 pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass

ORDER:

The petitioner is seeking a direction from this Court to the respondents to accommodate them as Junior Plant Attendants under the land loser category.

2. The petitioner’s claim that the land belonging to them was taken over for the construction of the Rayalaseema Thermal Power Project and that the respondents had issued a notification for filling up the posts of Junior Plant Attendants. 50% of the vacancies were earmarked to be filled up with land losers whose lands were acquired for the construction of the project.

3. The learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents submits that one of the similarly placed petitioners had approached this Court by filing W.P.No.24319 of 2018, and the learned Single Judge of this Court had disposed of the writ petition directing the respondents to consider the case of the petitioners therein in pursuance of G.O.Ms.No.98. The 1st petitioner in the said writ petition filed W.A.No.908 of 2023, which was dismissed by the Hon’ble Division Bench of this Court.

4. Considering the judgment of the Hon’ble Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.908 of 2023, the respondent-Corporation shall consider the candidature of the petitioner under the land loser quota whenever the recruitment process is undertaken.

5. With the above observation, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this writ petition shall stand closed.