WP/28378/2021 of Jara Vijay Kumar Vs Union of India on 31 December 2021

ORDER:

When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel oneither side faidy conceded that the issue involved in this writpetition is squarely covered by the order dated27.12.2021 passed bythis Court in W.P.No.18748 of 2018.

Following the order dated 27.12.2021 in W.P.No.18748 of2018, and for reasons alike, this Writ Petition is also disposed of.No costs.

Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed.

SD/.T.JAYASREE

ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

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SECTION OFFICER

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2. The Principal Secretary [Revenue Deparment, Telangana State ][Secretariat,]Building The State of Telangana [Hyderabad.]Building The State of Telangana [Hyderabad.]

3. The Principal Secretary, Social [Welfare, Secretariat ][Buildings, ][The State ][of]Telangana HyderabadTelangana Hyderabad

4. The Principal Secretary, [Energy, Secretariat Buildings,The State ][of ][Telangana]HyderabadHyderabad

5. The commissioner, Rehabilitation [and Resettlement Government ][of ][Telangana,]lrrigation and CAD, Secretariat [Buildings, ][Hyderabad.]lrrigation and CAD, Secretariat [Buildings, ][Hyderabad.]

6. The Commissioner, Tribal Welfare [Department, Government ][of ][Telangana,]HyderabadHyderabad

7. The Project Administrator [cum Joint ][collector, ][lr4anuguru, ][Bhadradri ][Kothagudem]District ind Project officer [ITDA, ][Bhadrachalam]District ind Project officer [ITDA, ][Bhadrachalam]

8, The Revenue Oivisional [Officer cum Land Acquisition Officer' Kothagudem']9. The Singareni Collieries [Company Limited, ][Rep,, by its ][Chairman and ][N'4anaging]Director, Singareni Bhavan, [Yerramanzil, ][Hyderabad]9. The Singareni Collieries [Company Limited, ][Rep,, by its ][Chairman and ][N'4anaging]Director, Singareni Bhavan, [Yerramanzil, ][Hyderabad]'10.One CC to SRl, CH VENKAT RAMAN Advocate [OPUC]

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DATED:31 11212021

'ORDERWP.No.28378 of 2021

DISPOSING OF I'IIE \\ RI't PE-IITIONwr'[Hou'r'cosTs \

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THE I ON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR STIAVILI

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COMMON OR )ER:

As the ;sue roised in oll these writ petitions is one ond thesome, oll thes.' writ petitions ore being disposed of b,y woy of thiscommon orde .

2. For the ;oke of convenience, the focts in W.p.No. ig74g of2018 ore discu: sed hereunder :-

3. W.P.No.l 3748 ot 20lB is filed seeking the foilowing relief :- ,,. .. to issue a writ, order or direction and more particutartyone in th,, nature of writ of /r,landamus dectaring the action of theResponder t No.4 the issuance of Notification videRef.No.CR [>/qER/R/?017 ]t581l1, dated 27.07.2017 for the posts ofBadti Worl ers (under ground) Recruitment of NCWA Cadre posts forSchedute'ribes of Telangana State under Speciat Recruitment Drive(Externat) r'r'ithout considering the Schedute Tribes project DisptacedFamities ( T PDF) is ittegat, arbitrary and viotative of the rightsguarantee( by the Constitution of lndia and consequentty direct the4'n Respo rdent to fi[ the ST vacancies with the Scheduled TribesProject Dis rlaced Famities (ST pDF) and teft over posrs may be rittedwith other ,chedute Tribe candidates..... ,,.

4Heord S i Ch.Venkol Romon, Ms.K.V.Rojo Sreeond Sri Korunokor Re 1dy, leorned counsel oppeoring for lhe pe-itioners,Sri A.Sonjeev <umor, leorned Speciol Government pleoderrepresenting Sri . .Srinivos Roo, leorned Stonding Counsel oppeoringfor the responde rls ond Sri M.Surender Roo, leorned Senior Counseloppeoring for th, r impleoded respondents.5. lt hos bee-r contended by ihe petitioners thot they ore olldisploced persor s ond their londs were ocquired by the respondentcompony for min ng ocrivity ond the stote Government hos token opolicy decision,ide G.O.Ms.No.34, doled 2g.04.20.l0, lo provide employmeni 1o the disploced persons ond they belonged loScheduled Tribe communily.

6. Leorned counsel oppeoring for the pelilioners hodcontended thot controry to lhe soid G.O. issued by the StoleGovernment, the respondents ore nol providing ony employmentto lhe petitioners. The petitioners hove been submilting series ofrepresenlotions requesting ihe respondents io consider their cosesfor oppointment to the post of Bodli workers, but the respondentshove not possed ony orders. Finolly, the respondents hove possedo Resolulion in its Boord Meeting held on 29.05.20j3, wherein therespondent Compony, in principol, hod decided to implemenlG.O.Ms.No.34, doled 28.04.2010 ond consider the coses of thepelilioners for oppointmenl 1o the post of Bodli workers.

7. Leorned counsel oppeoring for the pelitioners hodcontended thot when lhe respondents ore not complying lheResolution possed by the respondenl compony. some persons hovefiled W.P.Nos.32B6B of 20]17 ond 41342 of 2017 ond lhis Courtollowed the soid wril pelilions ond directed the respondenls toimplement G.O.Ms.No.34 doled 28.04.2010 within o period of threemonths from ihe dole of receipt of o copy of the order. Aggrievedthereby, the respondents hove filed W.A.Nos.1297 of 2018 ond l29gof 2018 before o Division Bench of this Court ond the Hon,bleDivision Bench wos pleosed to dismiss the writ oppeols vide orderdoted 29.10.2018.

8. Leorned counsel oppeoring for lhe petitioners hod furlhercontended thot the respondents hove further corried lhe moiler inoppeol before lhe Hon'ble the Supreme Courl by filing SLp Nos.6586

ond 6587 of 2O1g ond the Hon,ble Supreme Court wos pleosed todismiss the s,rid oppeols vide order doted 11.03.2019. As lhe orderpossed by th 3 leorned Single Judge of this Court hos become finol,the respondr nts ore bound to consider lhe cose of the petitionersfor oppointr tenl lo lhe postof Bodli workers in terms ofG.O.Ms.No.3z doted 28.04.20 I 0.9. Leorner I counsel oppeoring for the petilioners hod furlhercontended il^:t insleod of considering the coses of the petitionersfor oppointment to the post of Bodli workers, the respondents hoveissued recruitn ent Nolificotio n on 27.07.2012, wherein on ottempl isbeing mode k fill up lhe posl with generol ST condidotes insfeod ofconsidering th r coses of the petitioners in terms of G.o.Ms.No.34doled 28.04.20 10. Chollenging the some, the present wril petitionsore filed.10. Leorned counsel oppeoring for ihe pelitioners hod furiherconrended tho in o' rhere ore 2g00 voconcies of godri workers ondthe respondenl hove issued recruilment Nolificotion for filling up665 voconcies c f Bodli workers. Since the order possed by lhis Courthod become fir ol right upto lhe Supreme Court, the respondentsore bound to c. rnsider the cose of petilioners for oppointment tothe posl of Bodl workers in terms of the judgment of this Court inW.P.Nos.32868 ot 2Ot7 ond 41342 of 20lt doted 10.08.20tg od possopproprioie orde-s in occordonce with low.I I . Leorned S >eciol Government pleoder oppeoring for therespondents hod conlended thot neorly 260 posis were filled upwith disproced p( rsons ond the petirioners ore nor quolified for thepost of Bodli work >rs. Hence, the coses of the petitioners could nol be considered for oppoiniment io the post of Bodli workers in termsof G.O.Ms.No.34 doted 2B.O4.2OtO. The Notificolion wos issued on27.07.2017 1o firr up the Bodri workers from lhe omong the scheduredtribe condidotes. The peririoners ore not coming wirhin the zone ofconsiderotion for oppointmenl io lhe post of Bodli workers os perG.O.Ms.No.34 doled 28.04,201O. Hence, the coses of the petitionerscould not be considered for oppointment to ihe posl of Bodliworkers in terms of G.O.Ms.No.34, doted 2g.04.2010. He hod furthercontended thot the respondeni Compony hod issued proceedingsdoted 13.08.2019, wherein o decision wos token by the respondenlcompony thot the coses of the petiiioners wifl be considered in thelefl over voconcies. The respondent compony, in principol, hostoken o decision to provide employmeni to scheduled tribe projectdisploced fomilies ond wourd consider the coses of the peritionersin terms of G.O.Ms.No.34 doted 28.04.2010.

12. Leorned Senior counsel oppeoring for ihe impleodedrespondents hod conlended thoi 665 voconcies, which werenolified vide Notificolion doled 27.01 .20j7 ore to be filled upexclusively by scheduled lribe condidotes ond the petitionersconnot stoll the recruilmenr process, which is initioled in pursuonceof Notificotion dored 2r.07.20r2 ond rhis couri gronred interimdirection on 07.06.2018, wherein this Court hod dkected ihol theexominotion scheduled to be held on 10.06.201g moy go on.However, the results sholl not be onnounced ond becouse of theinlerim order, the cose of the impleoded respondents is not beingconsidered for oppoinlment to the post of Bodli workers. Therefore,oppropriole orders be possed in the writ peliiion directing lhe rZ

officiol respon< ents to fill up the nolified voconcies in pursuonce oflhe Nolificotio r doled 27.07.2017 ond poss oppropriote orders inoccordonce w lh low.

13. This Cour t, hoving considered the rivol submissions mode bythe porties, is c r lhe considered view lhol lhe pelitioners belong toscheduled tribc community ond they ore disploced persons ondthe responden Compony hos token o decision vide Resolutiondoted 29.05.20 13, wherein the respondent Compony in principolhod decided t< implement G.O.Ms.No.34 doted 28.04.2010 ond thisCourt wos plecsed to ollow W.p.Nos.32868 ot 2017 ond 41342 of2017 doted 1008.2018 ond directed the respondents to complyG.O.Ms.No.34 coted 28.04.2010 ond the soid orders were upheldrighl upto lhe Sr preme Court.

14. Therefore lhe respondents ore direcied to consider the coseof the pelitioner; for oppointment 10 the posl of bodli workers stricllyin lerms of G.t).Ms.No.34 doted 28.04.2010 by duly toking intooccounl lhe croceedings doled I 3.08.201 9 issued by therespondenl Cor tpony ond poss oppropriote orders in occordoncewilh low. The espondenls ore of liberty to go oheod wilh therecruitmenl pro( ess pursuont to Nolificotion doted 27.O7.2017.

15. With the c bove direclions, the writ pelitions ore disposed of.No cosls.

Pending n iscelloneous petitions, if ony, sholl stond closed.

27.12.2021Prv

ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVItI, J