IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK

WRIT PETITION NO.5506 OF 2024

Dated 5^th December, 2025

Between:

R. Prashanth Kumar … Petitioner

AND

The State of Telangana,

Rep. by its Principal Secretary,

Education Department,

Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad

& (4) others … Respondents

ORDER:

Seeking to declare the impugned Proceedings Rc.No.14500/

A8(B1)/2013, dated 09.06.2021 and the Memo.Rc.No.4814/Ser.III/ 2021 dated 14.07.2022 issued by respondent No.1 rejecting the claim of the petitioner for compassionate appointment by relaxing the relevant Rules, as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and set aside the same and consequently to direct the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioner for appointment on

compassionate grounds, the present Writ Petition is filed.

2) Heard Sri N.Ramesh, learned counsel for the petitioner, and learned Government Pleader for Services-I appearing for the respondents.

3) Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the mother of the petitioner late Smt. Annapurna, who was working as Secondary Grade Teacher (SGT), has died on 02.10.2012 while in service leaving behind her the petitioner and his father.