IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SARATH WRIT PETITION No.3793 of 2025 THE 16^TH DAY OF APRIL 2026 Between:

Thigala Rajagattaiah.

…Petitioner AND The Singareni Collieries Co. Ltd., Rep. by its Chairman & Managing Director and Director (Finance) and others.

…Respondents

ORDER:

Heard Sri M.Laxman Rao, learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner, Sri C.Raman Kumar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) appearing for the respondents and perused the material on record.

2. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that this Writ Petition is filed seeking to declare the action of the respondent No.4 in issuing the impugned order vide Ref.SCP/OFFICE/2024/539 dated 24.10.2024 for termination and non-renewal of contract employment as Junior Assistant without conducting any enquiry, charge- sheet and without affording an opportunity of being heard as contemplated under Clause Nos.27.1 & 27.2 of SCCL Standing Orders, as illegal and arbitrary.

3. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was appointed as Contract Junior Assistant vide Ref.No.SCP/Office/39/2014/4821 dated 02.07.2014 an