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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK

WRIT PETITION No.39330 OF 2025

Dated 22^nd DECEMBER, 2025

Between:

T. Srinivas Rao.

…Petitioner

AND

The State of Telangana,

Rep. by its Special Chief Secretary,

Tourism Department,

Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad and 2 others.

… Respondents

O R D E R :

With the consent of both parties, this Writ Petition is

taken up for disposal at the admission stage itself.

2. This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the

Constitution of India, seeking the following relief:

“…to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in

the nature of Writ of MANDAMUS to declare the Office order

No.TGTDC/ADMN/Pl/05/2024-13 dated 05.07.2025 issued by

the 2nd respondent wherein terminating the services of the

petitioner is illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and to set

aside the same with a consequential direction to the

respondents to continue the services of the petitioner as Deputy

Manager till attaining the age of superannuation of 61 years on

par with regular employees in terms of Telangana Public

Employment (Regulation of age of Superannuation) Amendment

Act 2021 with all consequential benefits and pass…”

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3. Heard Sri Nayakawadi Ramesh, learned counsel for the

petitioner and Sri P.Venkateshwar Rao, learned Standing

Counsel for Telangana Tourism Development Corporation

Limited, appearing for the respondents.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

petitioner was initially engaged as Deputy Manager (Admn.)

on contract basis with effect from 13.08.2005 and that the

said contract was extended from time to time. However, while

extending the contract agreement in the month of January,

2025, the respondents curtailed the contract period and

extended it only up to 28.02.2025 instead of 31.12.2025.

Therefore, the petitioner submitted a representation to the

respondents in the month of January, 2025, requesting

extension of the contract period up to 31.12.2025.

Thereafter, pursuant to proceedings dated 28.02.2025, the

petitioner was directed to work as a Consultant with effect

from 01.03.2025 in the Marketing Department at Warangal,

and accordingly, the petitioner joined at the said place. While

things stood thus, the services of the petitioner were

disengaged from the post of Consultant vide proceedings

dated 05.07.2025. As such, the petitioner submitted a

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representation to respondent No.2 on 11.07.2025 requesting

to consider his case on humanitarian ground and permit him

to continue in service till he attains the age of superannuation

of 61 years. However, no action has been taken by

respondent No.2 so far. Therefore, learned counsel prays this

Court to direct respondent No.2 to consider the

representation dated 11.07.2025 submitted by the petitioner

and pass appropriate orders, within a time-frame to be

stipulated by this Court.

5. Learned Standing Counsel appearing for the

respondents submits that the services of the petitioner were

terminated vide proceedings dated 05.07.2025. However,

respondent No.2 will consider the petitioner’s representation

dated 11.07.2025 and pass appropriate orders, in accordance

with law.

6. Having regard to the submissions made by learned

counsel for the respective parties and without going into the

merits of the case, this Writ Petition is disposed of, directing

respondent No.2 to consider the representation dated

11.07.2025 submitted by the petitioner and pass appropriate

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orders, strictly in accordance with law, as expeditiously as

possible, preferably within a period of four (4) weeks from the

date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate a copy

of the decision to the petitioner.

Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand

closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

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PULLA KARTHIK, J

Date : 22.12.2025.

TMK