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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.SAM KOSHY AND

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NARSING RAO NANDIKONDA

Writ Petition No.7626 of 2026 Dated: 30.03.2026

Between:

Mulukuri Venkata Reddy …Petitioner AND

The Registrar (Administration), High Court for the State of Telangana,

Hyderabad & others.

…Respondents ORDER : (per Hon’ble Sri Justice P.Sam Koshy)

Heard Mr.V.Raja Shekar Reddy, learned counsel for the

petitioner and Mr.Manoj Reddy Kesireddy, learned standing

counsel for respondent Nos.1 and 2. Perused the record.

2. The instant is the writ petition which has been filed by the

petitioner claiming for declaration of the probation period on the post of Superintendent and thereafter to accept the Graduation Certificate issued by Indian Army dated 19.09.2003 and treating

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him to be a Graduate, further considering his claim for filling up

vacancy of Senior Superintendent.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that during

the course of the pendency of the present writ petition before this Court, many of his juniors has since been also promoted and the

case of the petitioner has been left out.

4. The respondents seems to have not considered the case of

the petitioner for declaring his probation as also for further promotion on the ground that the petitioner does not have a graduation degree which is one of the minimum qualification that is required for both confirmation of probation as also for the next

promotion.

5. The contention of the petitioner is that admittedly the

petitioner had cleared his Senior School Certificate examination from the Director of Army Education and a certificate in this regard has been duly issued by the Army Headquarters on 27.06.2001. He further contends that on the basis of the Senior School Certificate

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Examination and the subsequent serving the Indian Army continuously for a period of 15 years in terms of the Office Memorandum dated 12.02.1986 ex-servicemen who are matriculate or ex-servicemen who have obtained Indian Army Special Certificate of Education or the corresponding certificate with 15 years of service would be eligible for appointment to any reserved vacancy in Group – C post where the essential qualification is graduation and in the process the Graduation certificate was also

issued by the Office of the Indian Army on 19.09.2003.

6. The petitioner also referred to the G.O.Ms.No.57/2001

dated 13.03.2001 issued by the erstwhile Government of Andhra Pradesh dealing with the relaxation of educational qualification in respect of ex-servicemen for re-employment against the reserved vacancies in the State Government. For ready reference, the relevant portion of the said G.O.Ms., is being reproduced

hereunder:

HOME (GENERAL.B) DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No.57 dated 13.03.2001

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1. Govt. of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions (Deptt. Of Personnel and Training) New Delhi, O.M.No.150152/8/82 Estt (D)

dated 12.02.1986.

2. From the Director of Sainik Welfare, Hyderabad Lr.No.2209/89-F1 dated 31.01.1998.

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ORDER:

In the reference first read above, the Government of India in their Notification orders were issued relaxing the educational qualifications in respect of ex-servicemen for their re-employment against reserved posts in the Central Government Department to the categories of Group-C and Group- D posts, which are Clerical/Accountants etc., i.e,

Clerks, Typist, Stenos etc.

2. In the reference second read above, the Director, Sainik Welfare had requested the Government to implement the orders of the Government of India In the State of Andhra Pradesh relaxing the educational qualifications in respect of ex-servicemen for their re-employment against reserved posts in the State Government, Government

undertakings and local bodies.

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3. The Government after careful examination of the proposals issue, the following orders.

i) The posts covered under Group-IIB, Group-

III and Group-IV which are clerical and equivalent to Grou

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