THE HON’ BLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No.6029 of 2018

ORDER:

The case of the petitioner, precisely as per the writ affidavit, is that he passed 10^th class, and was appointed as a Full Time Contingent worker (Sweeper) in the Office of Government Pleader, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad, vide Proceedings dated 08.01.1993 in the pay of Rs.261 per month with allowances as admissible under the Rules. His pay has been raised from time to time and is drawing Rs.2,600 per month as of January 2011. It is his grievance that though more than two decades have passed, his services have not been regularised in spite of arising of regular vacancies and despite repeated representations to the respondent-

authorities.

2. Heard Mr. Krishna Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Mr. K. Vasudeva Reddy, learned counsel on record for the petitioner; and learned Government Pleader for Services-III. Perused the record.

3. This Court, while admitting the writ petition on 14.03.2018, directed that the petitioner be paid minimum of the time-scale attached to the post of Sweeper / Last Grade Service in the State Government until further orders.

4. At the outset, it is to be noted that the petitioner was appointed as Full Time contingent worker vide Proceedings No.8/Admn/93 dated 08.01.1993 (at page No.11 of the writ petition) issued by the Superintendent, Special Officer/Government Pleaders’ Office, High Court Buildings. Further, the other material papers filed with the writ petition, i.e., letter No.93/Admn.1/2013 dated 13.08.2013 (at page No.20 of the writ petition), and the letter No.41/Admn.1/2012 dated 30.03.2012 with the enclosed document titled “Details of indiviudals working on 25.11.1993” (at page No.17 of the writ petition) shows that the petitioner-B. Ramakrishna is stated to have been appointed on 08.01.1993 as Full time contingent worker and the wages drawn by him is Rs.2,600. Further, the Secretary to Government, Legal Affairs, vide Memorandum No.9008/292/2004 dated 28.01.2005 sought information with regard to the petitioner, and another employee, for the purpose of regularising their services in Government Pleaders Office; and also the Proceedings No.93/Admn-II/93 dated 17.03.1993 issued by the Special Officer, Government Pleaders’ Office, High Court Buildings, show that the petitioner is mentioned at Serial No.1 and that he is a Full Time Contingent Employee in the Chambers of Government Pleaders for Excise, Endowments, Transport, Revenue, C.T., Civil Supplies and Irrigation; and two other part-time employees allocated other works in the Government Pleaders Office. Further, the petitioner submitted representation dated 01.12.2004 and representation dated 02.07.2013 (at page Nos.14 and 18 of the writ petition) requesting the authorities to absorb him in the Class-IV employees’ category on par with other contract employees who were newly appointed and drawing higher pay than the petitioner.

5. It is relevant to note that these documents are admittedly the proceedings issued by the respondent-authorities and there is no dispute that the petitioner has been serving as a full-time contingent employee for close to three decades now.

6. Further, it may be noted that this Court, at the request of learned Assistant Government Pleader, on several occasions earlier i.e., on

03.01.2023, 31.01.2023, 14.02.2023, 28.02.2023, 21.03.2023, 04.09.2024 and 20.09.2024, adjourned the matter for filing counter affidavit. When the matter is called on 03.04.2025, another adjournment was sought for filing counter affidavit, however no counter affidavit has been filed till today.

7. Having considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner, and perused the indisputable documents filed by the petitioner with the writ petition as stated above, it stands as an admitted fact that the petitioner has been appointed as Full-time Contingent Employee in the year 1993, and has been discharging duties as Sweeper in the Government Pleaders