IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD *****

Between:

Mannem Jhansi …Petitioner AND The State of Telangana, rep. by its Chief Secretary, General Administration Department, Hyderabad and others …Respondents ORDER PRONOUNCED ON: 06.03.2026 SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL:

THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SARATH

1. Whether Reporters of Local : Yes/No newspapers may be allowed to see the Judgment ?

2. Whether the copies of judgment : Yes/No may be marked to Law Reports/Journals

3. Whether Their Lordship/Ladyship : Yes/No wish to see the fair copy of judgment _____________________ JUSTICE K.SARATH THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SARATH + WRIT PETITION NO.30845 of 2025 %Dated 06.03.2026 # Mannem Jhansi …Petitioner and $ The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Chief Secretary, General Administration Department, Hyderabad and others …Respondents ! Counsel for Petitioner : Sri M.Surender Rao Learned Senior Counsel appearing for Sri Rama Rao Kilaru, learned Counsel for the petitioner ^ Counsel for Respondents : Smt.M.Shalini Learned Government Pleader For Services-II for Respondent No.1 Sri P.S.Raja Shekar Learned Standing Counsel for Respondent No.2 GIST :

> HEAD NOTE :

? Cases referred :

1. (2024) 1 SCC 448 2. (2024) 2 SCC 605

3. (2025 (3) ALT (NRD) 17.1 (D.B)

4. (2011) 12 SCC 85

5. (2021) 17 SCC 141 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SARATH W.P.No.30845 of 2025 Date: 06.03.2026 Between:

Mannem Jhansi.

…Petitioner And The State of Telangana and another.

...Respondents

ORDER:

1. This writ petition is filed questioning the action of the respondent No.2 in not including the petitioner’s name in the selection list under Economically Weaker Section quota in pursuance to the Group-I Notification vide Notification No.2/2024 dated 19.02.2024 and inclusion less meritorious candidates as illegal and arbitrary and declare that the petitioner is entitled to be selected and appointed to the posts in one of the Grade-I service based on her merit/rank/marks as an E.W.S candidate.

2. Heard Sri M. Surender Rao, learned Senior Counsel for Sri Rama Rao Kilaru, learned counsel for the petitioner, Smt M. Shalini, learned Government Pleader for Services-II for the respondent No.1 and Sri P.S.Raja Sekhar, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent No.2.

CONTENTIONS OF THE PETITIONER

3. Learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a Post Graduate and belongs to O.C Category and Economically Weaker Section (for brevity ‘EWS’). Pursuant to the Notification No.4/2022 dated 26.04.2022 issued by the respondent No.2 inviting online applications from the qualified applicants to the post of Group-I services in the State of Telangana, the petitioner made online application under reservation of Economically Weaker Sections and uploaded her certificate mentioned at Clause XV of sub-Para 10 of para IV apart from other certificates. She has appeared for preliminary test held on 16.10.2022 and the same was cancelled due to leakage of paper. On instructions of the respondent No.2, the petitioner has again appeared for the preliminary test. Subsequently, the respondent No.2 has cancelled Notification No.4/2022 and issued fresh Notification No.2/2024 dated 19.02.2024. In response to the same the petitioner made online application under Economically Weaker Sections, appeared for preliminary test and qualified for main examination and in the main examination secured a general rank of 418 and secured 458.500 out of 900 marks. The respondent No.2 issued Notification for verification of certificates and the name of the petitioner was figured in the said Notification and the petitioner has submitted an attestation form on 15.04.2025 and also submitted basic information data (checklist) on 16.04.2025 and the acknowledgment indicated that she has submitted all the certificates.

4. Learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner further submits that the respondent No.2 published a result notification on its website on 24.09.2025 containin