HON’BLE MRS. JUSTI CE SUREPALLI NANDA WRI T PETI TI ON No.39096 OF 2022

ORDER:

Heard Sri Rangarajula Rajasekhara Rao, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services (Home), appearing on behalf of the respondents.

2. The petitioner filed the writ petition seeking the following relief “… to issue a Writ more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus or any other writ order or direction, to declare the impugned order of the 1^st Respondent bearing C.No.1771/A1/Police(IT and C-TS)/2022, dated 11-10- 2022, directing the petitioner to give willingness/ unwillingness to be reverted/appointed as Office Sub- ordinate in Police (IT and C) is totally illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional, irrational and violation of Arts.14 and16 of the Constitution of India , though the petitioner is having the requisite qualification according to TS Ministerial Service Rules and set aside the same and consequently direct the Respondents to continue the petitioner as Junior Assistant-cum-Typist with all consequential benefits and to pass...”.

3. The case of the petitioner in brief, is that the petitioner was appointed on compassionate grounds as Junior Assistant- cum-Typist, by the 1^st Respondent in view of death of the petitioner’s husband while in service, with a condition that the petitioner has to acquire the Typewriting Higher Grade Examination in Telugu within a period of two years. But the petitioner has passed Typewriting Higher Grade in English as well as Telugu Typewriting in Telugu. The petitioner made a representation to the 1^st respondent for exemption of passing Typewriting Higher Grade in Telugu but the same way considered. Thereafter, 1^st respondent issued the impugned order dated 11.10.2022 calling for petitioner’s willingness/unwillingness to be reverted/appointed to the post of Office Sub-ordinate in Police (IT & C) on the ground that the petitioner has not passed Typewriting Higher Grade Examination (Telugu) in time. Aggrieved thereby the petitioner approached the Court by filing the present writ petition.

4. PERUSED THE RECORD (A) The impugned order dated 11.10.2022 issued by the 1^st Respondent is extracted hereunder Office of the, Director General of Police, Technical Services, Telangana State, Hyderabad.

C.No.1771/A1/Police(IT&C.TS)/2022, dated : 11.10.2022 MEMORANDUM Sub:- Police (IT & C)- Smt.D.Meena Kumari, Jr. Asst.cum Typist appointed on compassionate grounds on conditional basis on 27.08.2018 FN has not passed Typewriting Higher Grade Examination in Telugu in time – Calling for her willingness/unwillingness to be reverted/appointed to the post of Subordinate in Police (IT&C) – Regarding.

Ref:- 1. D.O.No.564/2018, C.No.1771/A1/PCO-TS/2017-18, Dated 25.08.2018.

2. Memorandum C.No.1771/A1/Police(IT&C-TS)/2021, Dated 16.11.2021.

3. Representation dt : 02.11.2021 of Smt. D. meena Kumari, Jr. Asst.-cum-Typist, 4.Memorandum No.14020/2/91. Estt. (D), Ministry of personnel, P.G. and Pensions (Department of personnel and training) Dt : 29.09.1992 of Government of India.

5. This office ltter C.No.1771/A1/Police (IT&C-TS)/2022, Dt : 27.05.2022 addresed to the DGP, Telangana State.

6. Rc.No.226/ME.3/2022, dt : 07.07.2022 of DGP, Telangana State.

7. Memorandum Rc.No.226/ME/2022 of DGP, Telangana State.

8. Memo No.7762/Ser.III/A1/2022 of Govt. of Telangana, Home (Ser.III) Dept.Dt : 12.08.2022.

9. G.O.Ms.No.969 of General Admn (Ser.A) Dept Dt :

27.10.1995.

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1. Smt. D. Meena Kumari, Jr Asst cum typist was appointed on compassionate grounds on conditional basis on 27.08.2018 FN vide 1" cited with a condition that "She has to pass the Typewriting Higher Grade Examination in Telugu within a period of (02) years from the date of joining duty, as per G.O.Ms.No.969, GAD (Ser.A), Dtd:27.10.1995, failing which her services are liable to be terminated as per rules in force".

2. Vide ref 2^nd cited the individual was given time upto 26.08.2022 AN as grace period to acquire "Requisite Qualification" upon her re