IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SARATH WRIT PETITION (TR) No.2626 of 2017 DATE:15.04.2026 Between:

B.Govardhan and others ….Petitioners

1. The State of Telangana, represented by its Principal Secretary, School Education Department and two others …Respondents

ORDER:

1. The Writ Petition is filed questioning the impugned Proc.Rc.No.C3/1844/2013, dated 10.12.2013 issued by the respondent No.3 and sought a direction to the respondents to fix up the seniority of the petitioners with their batch mattes i.e. DSC-2002 as per their ranking in DSC-2002 and effect promotions to the next higher posts.

2. Heard Sri R.Rajashekar Rao, learned Counsel for petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services-I and perused the record.

3. The learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are presently working as Hindi Pandit Grade-II in Mahabubnagar District. The Government of Andhra Pradesh issued a Notification in the year, 2002 for filling up the posts of Secondary Grade Teachers (SGTs), School Assistants and Language Pandits, including Telugu Pandit Grade-I & II and Hindi Pandit Grade-I & II. However, the petitione