*THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAMAVARAPU RAJESHWAR RAO + WRIT PETITION No. 34780 OF 2024 % 16-09-2025 # G.K. Sampath Kumar ….Petitioner Vs.

$ The State of Telangana rep. by its Chief Secretary, Hyderabad and others …. Respondents ! Counsel for the petitioner : Sri G.K. Sampath Kumar, Party-in-person Counsel for the Respondents : Govt. Pleader for Services-II, appearing for respondents No.1 and 6.

Sri E. Madhan Mohan Rao, learned Senior Counsel, representing Sri Sujith Jaiswal, learned counsel for respondent No.2.

Learned Standing Counsel for Central Government appearing for respondents No.3,4 and 5 learned Additional Advocate General, representing Sri P. Sri Harsha Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Singareni Collieries, appearing for respondent No.7.

Sri Jogram Tejavat, learned counsel for the respondent

No.8.

>Head Note:

? Cases referred:

1. (2006) 11 SCC 731

2. SLP (Civil) Diary No.56230 of 2024

3. (1916) 1 K.B. 595 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA HYDERABAD * * * *

WRIT PETITION No. 34780 OF 2024 Between:

G.K. Sampath Kumar ….Petitioner Vs.

The State of Telangana rep. by its Chief Secretary, Hyderabad and others …. Respondents ORDER PRONOUNCED ON: 16.09.2025 THE HON’BLE SRI JUST