HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No. 44335 OF 2017

O R D E R:

This Writ Petition is filed to declare the proceedings dated 21.02.2018 issued by the District Panchayat Officer, Nalgonda as arbitrary. Consequently, a direction is sought to set aside the same and hold petitioners entitled for granting minimum time scale of pay attached to their respective posts with consequential and attendant benefits including absorption / regularisation of their services in terms of the law laid down by the Hon’ble Apex Court in State of Karnataka v.

Umadevi, (2006) 4 SCC 1

2. The case of petitioners is that they were appointed in their respective posts in the combined Nalgonda District based on Gram Panchayat Resolutions with effect from 15-12-1984, 14-06-1983, 01-05-1988, 06-10-1988, 01-04-1988, 28-05-1988, 19-09-1988, 02-08-1987, 01-10-1988, 01-06-1988, 19-09-1988, 19-04-1988 and 12-07-1988 respectively, and all these appointments were made on consolidated basis. Petitioners have been serving continuously for more than 29 to 33 years in their respective posts, however, they are still being continued on consolidated

pay with meagre wages without being extended the benefit of

minimum