HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. BHASKAR REDDY WRIT PETITION No.9900 of 2025

ORDER

This writ petition is filed seeking to declare the action of the respondents in rejecting the application of the petitioner vide No.EWS022300483688, dated 22.12.2023 and communicating the said order on 31.08.2024, i.e., after completion of financial year 2023-24, without assigning any specific reasons for the same, as illegal, arbitrary and consequently, prayed this Court to consider the case of the petitioner and issue Economically Weaker Section (EWS) Certificate for the financial year 2023-24 and for other appropriate reliefs.

2. Considered the submissions of the learned counsel for respective parties and perused the record.

3. It is stated that the petitioner is working as a Senior Assistant in the Revenue Department and he belongs to economically weaker section of the society. It is further stated that he made an application for issuance of EWS Certificate through Meeseva vide application No.EWS022300483688, dated 22.12.2023, which is valid for the year April, 2023 to March, 2024, to enable him to receive various incentives and also to appear for Group-I examination which has been notified by the Telangana State Public Service Commission vide Notification No.02/2024 dated 19.02.2024. It is further stated that even though the petitioner fulfilled all the conditions for issuance of EWS certificate, the respondents unilaterally rejected the said application on 31.08.2024 i.e., after more than eight months from the date of application, that too without assigning any reasons. The grievance of the petitioner is that he appeared for Prelims examination and also qualified for the main examination and since the notification is issued on 19.02.2024, it is mandatory to possess the EWS valid for the year 2023-24 and as such prays this Court to direct the respondents to consider his case for issuance of EWS Certificate valid for the financial year 2023-24.

4. Smt. Rachana Reddy, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner has vehemently contended that except rejecting the application submitted by the petitioner for issuance of EWS Certificate, no reasons whatsoever have been assigned by the respondents. It is further contended that the respondents, having verified all the records relating to the petitioner’s status that the petitioner is working as Senior Assistant in the Revenue department and is eligible for issuance of EWS Certificate, have rejected the application for the year 2022-23 and communicated the same on 31.08.2024, that too, after completion of the financial year 2023-24.

5. In view of the aforesaid facts, since the respondents have not assigned any valid reasons for rejecting the application submitted by the petitioner for issuance of EWS Certificate for the financial year 2022-23 and communicated the same on 31.08.2024 i.e., after competition of financial year 2023-24, this Court, without going into the merits of the case, is of the opinion that the said rejection order is liable to be set aside and is accordingly set aside. Further, the respondents are directed to re-examine the application submitted by the petitioner vide application No.EWS022300483688, dated 22.12.2023 for issuance of EWS Certificate in order to enable the petitioner to claim reservation earmarked for EWS vide Notification No.02/2024 dated 19.02.2024. The said exercise shall be completed within a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

6. With the above observations, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs.

As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.

________________________________ JUSTICE C.V.BHASKAR REDDY Date: 02.04.2025 Note: Issue C.C. by 07.04.2024.

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