IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT YDERABAD AND WRIT PETITION No.40826 of 2025 Date:08.01.2026 Between:

Mr.Kishan Raj Chauhan and others.

… Petitioners And The State of Telangana, Rep.by its Chief Secretary, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others.

…Respondents ORDER : (per Hon’ble Sri Justice P.Sam K oshy Heard Mr.Thomas Joseph Lloyd, learned counsel for the petitioners;

Ms.M.Shalini, learned Government Pleader for Services-II, appearing for respondent No.1 and Mr.Vivek Jain, learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.2 and 3 and perused the record.

2. The primary challenge by the petitioners in the present Writ Petition was to the notification dated 01.12.2025 issued by the respondents for recruitment to the post of Civil Judge (Junior Division) in the Telangana State Judicial Service. The challenge was mainly on the ground that the candidates in the vacancies under the Direct Recruitment quota.

3. On the previous date of hearing, we had directed the respondents Counsel to seek instructions as to the fact whether the notification issued Today, Mr.Vivek Jain, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the High Court produced before the Bench the details of break-up of vacancies and has categorically submitted that out of sixty six (66) vacancies published for the Direct Recruitment quota, sixty three (63) are unfilled carried forward vacancies of the posts against the category which were published earlier and which could not be filled on account of non-availability of meritorious candidates against each of the categories and three posts have been freshly added which have again been notified strictly in accordance with 100 point roster governing the field which also does not fall to the category of Schedule Tribes and it is for this reason that the said sixty six (66) vacancies does not have any post for the candidates for from among Schedule Tribes category. He submits that there are no malafides whatsoever and it has been strictly adhering to the 100 point roster.

4. Learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the High Court further indicated from the very same notification itself that of the 28 posts advertised for the recruitment by way of Transfer, three posts highlighted so as to show that there were reservations available as per the roster point, hence, they have notified the same with reservation for Schedule Tribes category. Whereas in the recruitment under the Director Recruitment quota since the substantial vacancies that which were carried forward against the categories which were left unfilled and since none of them were under Schedule Tribes quota, it was for this reason it could not be reflected in the notification.

5. Convinced of the submissions made by learned Standing Counsel for the High Court, we do not find any strong case made out by the petitioner calling for any interference to the impugned notification at this juncture.

6. The Writ Petition, accordingly, stands dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs.

Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed.

P.SAM KOSHY, J SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO, J

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