IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SAM KOSHY AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO WP.Nos.29654 of 2013 and 41356 of 2014 Dt.06.02.2026 WP.No.29654 of 2013 Between:

P.Venkata Kumar …. Petitioner and The State of AP (presently State of Telangana)

and two others. …Respondents WP.No.41356 of 2014 Between:

Mohd. Murtuja Ali Ahmed …. Petitioner and The State of Telangana and five others.

…Respondents COMMON ORDER:(Per the Hon’ble Sri Justice Suddala Chalapathi Rao Since both the writ petitions arise out of the same cause of action between the same parties, and as the issues involved in both the writ petitions are interconnected and related to each other, both the matters are taken up together and are being disposed of by this common order. For the sake of convenience and to avoid repetition, the parties are referred to as arrayed in W.P. No.29654 of 2012, which is treated as the lead writ petition.

WP.No.29654 of 2013

2. This Writ Petition is filed to issue a writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus by calling for records relating to and connected with G.O.Ms.No.18, Backward Classes Welfar