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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE T.MADHAVI DEVI

CONTEMPT CASE No.1190 of 2023

DATED 28.01.2026

Between:

B.Pedda Kaseem.

…. Petitioner

And

Sri.P.Uday Kumar, I.A.S.,

Collector & District Magistrate,

Nagar Kurnool District and Two Others.

…Respondents

ORDER

This Contempt Case is filed alleging willful and

deliberate disobedience of directions of this Court dated

02.08.2022 in W.P.No.31439 of 2022 and seeking

punishment under Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of

Court Act for the said disobedience and to pass such other

order or orders in the interest of justice.

2. The petitioner had filed a writ petition seeking

consideration of his case for compassionate appointment on

account of the death of his father, who was working as a

Village Servant. Since no decision was taken on the

representation of the petitioner, this Court had directed the

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respondents to consider the representation of the petitioner

and also the report of respondent No.5 and had directed the

respondent No.2 to take a decision on the proposals within a

period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the

order. The copy of the order was dispatched on 13.09.2022

and it is presumed that the same has been received by the

authorities by the end of September, 2022. The petitioner

also claims to have made a representation to the authorities

i.e., the Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO), respondent No.4

in the writ petition, on 19.09.2022 and 17.10.2022 to

consider his case in terms of the High Court order.

Thereafter, the Collector, vide Letter No. A7/378/2019,

dated 22.09.2023, observed that as per Village Revenue

Assistant Service Rules-2005, the RDO is the appellate

authority and therefore, the case was forwarded to him for

inquiry and to dispose of the proposals dated 10.01.2020

and 22.01.2021 sent by the Tahsildar, as per rules in force

within seven days and to submit action taken report to avoid

further repercussions. However, no action was taken

thereafter and therefore the petitioner filed this Contempt

Case on 13.06.2023.

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3. Learned Government Pleader for Services-I,

appearing for the respondent No.1 has filed a counter

affidavit stating that he has submitted the proposals to the

Chief Commissioner CLA, TG, Hyderabad, vide reference

No.A7/378/2019, dated 22.09.2023, requesting to accord

permission to appoint the petitioner as Office Subordinate

on compassionate grounds and thereafter, he had been

transferred from the said post. It is submitted that the

CCLA, Telangana, vide Circular Instructions dated

22.05.2023, has issued instructions to all the Tahsildars not

to appoint any new Village Revenue Assistants until further

orders and in these extraordinary circumstances, the prior

approval of the CCLA is mandatory. It is further stated that

the Government vide G.O.Ms.No.81, dated 24.07.2023 has

issued orders to convert the services of the Village Revenue

Assistants who are below 61 years of age into full time,

absorbing them in suitable Government departments

against the last grade services/Record Assistant/Junior

Assistant or equivalent categories as per their educational

qualifications and extend them regular pay scales. In view

thereof, the proposal has been submitted to the CCLA,

Hyderabad, vide reference No.A7/378/2019, dated

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05.09.2023, requesting to accord permission to appoint the

petitioner as Office Subordinate on compassionate grounds,

but no orders were communicated in the said case till the

date of his getting relieved from the said post.

4. In view thereof, the petitioner has filed I.A.No.2

of 2024 to implead CCLA, Hyderabad, as a party respondent

to the Contempt case.

5. This Court, vide orders dated 27.09.2024 allowed

the implead petition and the CCLA, Hyderabad, has been

impleaded as respondent No.3 and notice was issued to him.

Further, after considering the contentions of the

respondents vide orders dated 13.12.2024, this Court had

directed the respondent authorities to consider the

appointment of the petitioner in any ot