THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VAKITI RAMAKRISHNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.26941 OF 2025

ORDER:

(Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili)

Aggrieved by the order, dated 14.08.2025, passed in O.A.No.1144 of 2018 by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad (Telangana) (for short ‘the Tribunal’), the present Writ Petition has been filed by the petitioners.

2. Heard Sri M. Srikanth, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Ms.Vasanthi, learned counsel representing Sri Bharatiya Sudarshan, learned Standing Counsel for National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, appearing for respondent No.2.

3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners had contended that in pursuance of a notification, after undergoing regular selection process, the petitioners were engaged as Project Assistant, Senior Project Assistant, Training Manager and Assistant Manager during 1995 to 2002, however, on contract basis. They have rendered more than two decades of service. While so, the 2nd respondent has issued Standing Order No.816 of 2018, dated 24.01.2018, to the effect that the project staff can be engaged for the period of the sanct