*THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAMAVARAPU RAJESHWAR RAO + WRIT PETITION Nos.34446, 14675, 16684, 16715, 24113, 25028, 26477, 26909, 27175, 28035, 28046, 28969, 28978, 30741, 32196, 32519, 32687, 34147, 34408, 35677 and

36422 of 2024 AND WRIT PETITION Nos. 4995, 9198, 9202, AND 9704 of 2025 % 14-10-2025 # G. Sammaiah and others ….petitioners Vs.

$ State of Telangana, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Department of General Administration, Hyderabad, and others …. Respondents !Counsel for the petitioners : Sri E. Madhan Mohan Rao, learned Senior Counsel, representing Sri M. Srinivas, Sri J. Sudheer, Sri Ramesh Challa, Sri P.V. Krishnaiah, Sri Kongara Raj Kumar, Sri Chikkudu Prabhakar, Sri Allika Suresh, Smt. Uma Devi Nama, Sri V. Ravi Chandran.

Counsel for the Official Respondents : Sri P.S. Rajasekhar, learned Standing Counsel for TGPSC, learned Additional Advocate General, Learned Government Pleader for Services-I, Sri G. Satish Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Sports Authority of Telangana.

Counsel for the Unofficial Respondents : Sri B.S. Prasad, learned Senior Counsel, representing Sri S. Goutham and Smt. Rachana Reddy, learned Senior Counsel, representing Sri Mohammed Baseer Riyaz.

>Head Note:

? Cases referred:

1. 2009 SCC Online Cal 619

2. (2011) 2 SCC 1

3. (1986) 1 SCC 264

4. 2024 Law Suit (SC) 1181

5. Civil Appeal No.3123 of 2020

6. W.P.No.11057 of 2021, dt.29.07.2021

7. (1991) 3 SCC 47

8. (1986) 4 SCC 566

9. W.P.Nos.26038 of 2024 and batch, dt. 26.12.2024 DB

10. 2012 SCC Online Raj 2824

11. 2023 INSC 695 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA HYDERABAD * * * *

+ WRIT PETITION Nos.34446, 14675, 16684, 16715, 24113, 25028, 26477, 26909, 27175, 28035, 28046, 28969, 28978, 30741, 32196, 32519, 32687, 34147, 34408, 35677 and

36422 of 2024 AND WRIT PETITION Nos. 4995, 9198, 9202, AND 9704 of 2025 Between:

G. Sammaiah and others ….petitioners Vs.

$ State of Telangana, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Department of General Administration, Hyderabad, and others … Respondents COMMON ORDER PRONOUNCED ON: 14.10.2025 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NAMAVARAPU RAJESHWAR RAO

1. Whether Reporters of Local newspapers may be allowed to see the Judgments? : Yes

2. Whether the copies of judgment may be Marked to Law Reporters/Journals? : Yes

3. Whether His Lordship wishes to see the fair copy of the Judgment? : Yes ______________________________________ NAMAVARAPU RAJESHWAR RAO, J HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NAMAVARAPU RAJESHWAR RAO WRIT PETITION Nos.34446, 14675, 16684, 16715, 24113, 25028, 26477, 26909, 27175, 28035, 28046, 28969, 28978, 30741, 32196, 32519, 32687, 34147, 34408, 35677 and 36422 of 2024 AND WRIT PETITION Nos. 4995, 9198, 9202, AND 9704 of

2025

COMMON ORDER:

All these Writ Petitions are hereby disposed of by this Common Order, as the issue involved in these Writ petitions is identical. These Writ Petitions are filed questioning the Sports Policy of the State of Telangana with regard to interpretation and implementation of 2% Sports quota in all the recruitments to various posts.

2. Heard learned counsel for respective parties:

Sri E. Madhan Mohan Rao, learned Senior Counsel, representing Sri M. Srinivas, Sri J. Sudheer, Sri Ramesh Challa, Sri P.V. Krishnaiah, Sri Kongara Raj Kumar, Sri Chikkudu Prabhakar, Sri Allika Suresh, Smt. Uma Devi Nama, Sri V. Ravi Chandran, learned counsel for the respective petitioners.

Sri P.S. Rajasekhar, learned Standing Counsel for TGPSC, learned Additional Advocate General, Learned Government Pleader for Services-I, Sri G. Satish Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Sports Authority of Telangana, learned counsel appearing for the respective official respondents.

Sri B.S. Prasad, learned Senior Counsel, representing Sri S. Goutham, in W.P.No.28035 of 2024 and Smt. Rachana Reddy, learned Senior Counsel, representing Sri Mohammed Baseer Riyaz in W.P.No.34408 of 2024, appearing for the respective unofficial respondents, and perused the material available on record.

3. For convenience, the facts stated in W.P.No.25028 of

2024 are discussed