HON’BLE MRS. JUSTI CE SUREPALLI NANDA WRI T PETI TI ON No.14021 OF 2023

ORDER:

Heard Sri Arvind Kumar Kata, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services-I I , appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.1 and 2 and Sri. K. Pradeep Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for TS Zilla Parishads, appearing on behalf of the respondent No.3.

2. The petitioner filed the writ petition seeking the following relief “…to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of MANDAMUS:-

(a) By declaring the entire action of the respondents, in not regularizing the services of the petitioners and not declaring probation in the cadre of Typist and also not releasing periodical increments and other allied benefits, despite of possessing B.Tech (Computers) as well as Office Automation Course, on the untenable ground that, the petitioner did not acquire typewriting qualification mentioned in the orders of appointment other way issuing impugned Memo.No. PRRD-MZET/1/29/2021- dated 19.07.2022 by the 1^st respondent and consequential show cause notice No.A1/Estt/2023 dated 10.04.2023 by the 3^rd respondent (which is not implemented as to today) is as highly illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory, and contrary to the Division Bench judgment of the Hon’ble Court in WP No.11321/2019, dated 14.8.2019 r/w recent judgment dated 16.04.2021 in WP No.17966/2020 including orders in OA No. 2201/2014, dated 02.09.2014 r/w recent orders of relaxation issued in G.O.Ms.No.1, BCW (A) Dept. dated 04.01.2022 of the Govt. in the same subject matter and contrary to various orders issued by the Govt., in the similar subject matter, and set aside the above impugned memo dated 19.07.2022 of the 1^st respondent and consequential show cause notice dated 10.04.2023 of the

3^rd respondent.

(b) And consequently to direct the respondents to forthwith regularize the services of the petitioner w.e.f their date of joining into duty as Typist and also declare probation with all consequential benefits, such as seniority, pay fixation and other allied benefits without insisting for passing of technical qualification of Typewriting Higher Grade both Telugu and English, without reference to the present impugned orders issued in Memo No. PRRD-MZET/1/29/2021, dated 19.07.2022 by the 1^st respondent and consequential show cause notice No. A1/Esst/202e, dated 10.04.2023 of the 3^rd respondent (Served on 01.06.2023) in view of similar relaxation orders which was granted in favour of certain class of employees vide G.O.Ms.No.116 GA (Ser.B) Dept. dated 29.2.2008, G.O.Ms.No.68, dated 11.03.2010 and G.O.Ms.No.1 BCW (A) Dept. dated 04.01.2022 as well as possessing of B.Tech (Computers) along with Office Automation Certificate, in view of law laid down by this Honble Court in WP No.11321/2019, dated 14.8.2019, r/w recent orders dated 16.04.2021 in WP No.17966/2020 and order in OA No. 2201/2014, dated 2.9.2014 of the erstwhile APAT in the same subject matter and to pass..”

3. The case of the petitioner in brief, is that the petitioner was appointed as Typist vide Order dated 13.03.2017 of the 3^rd respondent on compassionate grounds in place of his deceased father who passed away on 23.03.2015 in harness while in service. The petitioner had been appointed with a condition that the petitioner should acquire Typewriting Higher Grade both in English and Telugu within the stipulated time as per G.O.Ms.No.612 dated 30.10.1991 and allotted to the office of Mandal Praja Parishad. The petitioner joined duty on 13.03.2017. The petitioner’s further case is that the Government has taken a decision relaxing acquisition of qualification of Typewriting as well as Shorthand as per G.O.Ms.No.116, dated 29.02.2008 to the persons appointed between 05.03.1987 to 04.08.1988 and as per G.O.Ms.No.68 dated 11.03.2010 acquisition of Typewriting qualifications for Junior Accountants is also relaxed. As per G.O.Rt.No.4428, dated 21.12.2011 acquisition of Typewritin