IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SARATH WRIT PETITION (TR) No.3098 of 2017 Date:18.02.2026 Between:

V. Srisailam. …Petitioner.

And The Government of Telangana and another.

...Respondents.

ORDER:

Heard Sri K.R.Srinivas, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri G. Narayana, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent No.2-GHMC.

2. The petitioner is questioning the action of the respondents in not considering the case of petitioner for promotion to the post of Senior Assistant and Superintendent on the ground of pendency of criminal case in C.C.No.7 of 2015 (Cr.No.11/ACB-CR2/2012)

on the file of the Special Judge for SPE and ACB Cases at Hyderabad as illegal and arbitrary.

3. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the ACB case pertains to the year of 2012 and time and again, this Court and the Hon’ble Supreme Court directed the respondent authorities to consider the case of the employees for promotion without reference to pendency of criminal cases since long time. He relied on the Judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in State of Punjab v. Chaman Lal Goyal, (1995) 2 SCC 570 and requested to direct the respondents to consider the