THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTI CE NAMAVARAPU RAJESHWAR RAO WRI T PETI TI ON No.18734 OF 2025

ORDER:

This Writ Petition is filed seeking a direction to the respondent authorities to consider the case of the petitioner for appointment to the post of Secondary Grade Teacher (SGT), pursuant to the DSC-2008 recruitment notification, in accordance with law.

2. Heard Sri Srinivas Bobbili, learned counsel for the petitioner, and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services-I appearing for the respondents. Perused the material on record.

3. The brief facts of the case are that the petitioner belongs to the BC-D category and is a native of the erstwhile Mahabubnagar District. The petitioner was certified as a Hearing Impaired candidate by the District Medical Board vide certificate dated 17.07.2001. He holds a B.Sc. degree (1992) and a B.Ed. qualification (2000), making him fully qualified and eligible for appointment as a Secondary Grade Teacher (SGT). Pursuant to the DSC-2008 Notification dated 06.12.2008, the petitioner applied under the BC-D Physically Handicapped (Hearing Impaired) quota, was issued Hall Ticket No.14200108911, appeared for the written examination, and secured 50.50 marks with Rank No.4633. Meanwhile, the respondents issued G.O.Ms.No.28 dated 29.01.2009 reserving 30% of SGT posts in favour of D.Ed. candidates. Aggrieved thereby, B.Ed. candidates challenged the said G.O. in W.P.No.18683 of 2009 and batch, in which this Hon’ble Court granted an interim suspension order dated 09.09.2009. Subsequently, G.O.Ms.No.27 dated 21.06.2010 was issued to implement the recruitment without 30% reservation, followed by G.O.Ms.No.62 dated 29.10.2010, directing recruitment under G.O.Ms.No.28, subject to the outcome of cases pending before various Courts. Due to the pendency of the said litigation, 1,815 vacancies remained unfilled.

4. Eventually, a Division Bench of this Court, by interim order dated 08.02.2024 in W.P.No.18683 of 2009 and batch, directed the respondents to consider the cases of B.Ed. candidates from Telangana for contract appointments as SGTs, as was done in Andhra Pradesh. In compliance, the respondents prepared a list titled “Details of candidates those who were selected in 100% selections but deleted after selection of 70% B.Ed-D.Ed and 30% D.Ed Quota,” in which the petitioner’s name was included at Sl.No.308. A press note dated 24.09.2024 was issued, calling B.Ed. candidates for certificate verification between 27.09.2024 and 05.10.2024. However, due to ill health, the petitioner was unaware of the said press note and came to know of it only on 13.11.2024. He immediately submitted a representation dated 13.11.2024 to respondent No.2, which was acknowledged on 14.11.2024. Respondent No.2 orally instructed respondent No.4 to verify the petitioner’s certificates, which was done, and the petitioner was informed that he would be considered for appointment. However, when appointment orders were issued on 14.02.2025 to other candidates from the list of 341, the petitioner was excluded. Upon enquiry, the petitioner was informed that his name was not forwarded by respondent No.4. The petitioner submitted another representation dated 17.02.2025 to respondent No.4, which was duly acknowledged, but no further action was taken. Hence, the present Writ Petition.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that appropriate orders be passed in this Writ Petition by directing the respondents to consider the petitioner’s case and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law.

6. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services-I, on the earlier occasion, i.e., on 03.07.2025, sought time to obtain instructions. Today, learned Assistant Government Pleader placed on record written instructions, and the relevant portion is extracted hereunder:

“It is submitted that accordingly, the Director of School Education, TS Hyderabad through press note dt.24.09.2024 informed all the affected B.Ed. candidates to attend Certificate Verification on 27.