WP/40826/2025 of Mr. KISHAN RAJ CHAUHAN Vs THE STATE OF TELANGANA on 8 January 2026

[ 348s 1 HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD ' ' - (speciat Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.SAM KOSHY AND THE HONOURABLE SRI .IUSiIb.iSUODALA CHALAPATHI RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 40826 oF 2025 Betlveen: " "';' " ilj "n: ru" m1;lt: H i iJ?, t0? l'# ) ?[ $Y ?i#'d l' J'1 K''"'#; "'"'! r.,tigar, uYderabad -500038 2 PRONEETH SINGH PAWAR W/o Kr:han^Rai Chauhan Aqed about 33 vears occ Advocatl H;;il;"iiG^^idiuozridtz Rto 7-1-632t112t4 tsapu i.Lta sn N,gar' HYderabad -500038 3 LAVADYA SANGEETHA BAI C/o Keth-a^vath Rairr Aoed about 31 years Occ Aclvocate En.ot,.neni' iG"'i3lii+i))bio' nlo, t-ssl-a' Mamna venkatapur' Chowdapur po't onii"'L"no*Ltp'iilLvxi'abad District-509340 ,..PETITIONERS AND

THE STATE OF TELANGANA' Rep'by its Chief Secretary' LAW (LA & JSC F) b"parr""[ Secretariat HYderabad THE REGISTRAR REQUIREMENT' High Court of Telangana. THE REGISTRAR (ADMINISTRATION) - AND FAC REGISTRAR idl'cauir-rilL'i'l'ri, Hisl.t bourt for the State of relangana ...RESPONDENTS Petrtion under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith' the High Court may be pleased to issue Writ, order or direction particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus decraring the action of the respondent,s, in issuing Notification No. 45|2O25-RC ' Dated 01-'12-2025 issued by the Registrar (Administration) and FAC Registrar (recrurtment)' High Court for the State of Telangana' without indicating reservation tor Schedule Tribe' as illegal' arbitrary and violative of the principals of natural justice, and also catena of Judgments passed by the Hon'ble Apex Court lA NO: 1 oF 2025 PetitionunderSectionlslCPCprayingthatinther;ir,umstancesstated in the affidavit filed rn support of the petition' the High Courl ray be pleased to directtheRespondentstoforthwithwithdrawtheNotificati(rNo'45/2025-RC' dared. 01_12,2025 issued by the Regrstrar (Ad ministration ) r.d FAC Registrar (recruitment) Hrgh (lourt for the Srate of Telangana' pert<l 'rg cisposal of the marn Writ Petition Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI THOMAS JOSEPH LLOYD Counsel for the Respondent No'1: Ms' M'SHALINI' GP FOR : ERVICES-ll Counsel for the Respondent No'2 & 3: SRI VIVEK JAIN' SC t OR TSHC The Court made the following: ORDER

IN THE TIIGH COTIRT FOR THE STAI'E OF TELANGANA AT YDERABAI) THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.SAM KOSHY AND THE HONOT]RAI}LE SRI .IUSTICE SI.JDDAI,A CTIALAPATHI RAO WITIT PETITIO NNo.40826 of 2025 I)atc:08.01.2026 Bctwecn Mr.Kishan Ra.l Chauhan and others . Petitroners And I he State ol'T'elangana. Rcp.bv its Chicl'Sccrctarl . Sccrctariat. H1'dcrabail and others . Respondcnts ORDER, (pcr Ilon blc Sri'lusricc P Squ Kosltt') Flcard Mr. lhornas Joseph Lloyd. Icamed counsel lor the petitioners; Ms.M.Shalini. loarned Govcmment Pleader lbr Services-ll' appearing lbr rcspondcnt No.l antl Mr.Vivck Jain. lcarned Standing counsel appearing on bchall' of respondcnt Nos.2 and 3 and pcrused thc record'

2. lhc primarl' challengc by thc petitioners in thc prcsent Writ Petition was to the notitlcation datcd 0 l 17'2025 issucd by the rcspondents for recruitment to the post of Civit Judge ('lunior Division) in the 'felangana state Judicial Sen,ice. Thc challcnge rvas mainly on the ground that the rcspondents have not reserved any post for thc Schedule Tribes category qandidates in the vacancies under the Direct Rccruitment quota'

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3. On thc provious clate ol'hcaring, rve had directc,l thc rcspondents Counscl to seok instructions as to thc fact rvhethcr thc rrr tiflcation issued has hccn strictlr in accordance uith the roster potnt ccr:rnitrq the tlcld 'l'odar. Mr.Virck .lain. lcarncd coLrnsel appearinq on ir: rirll''r1'the [ligh earlicr and rvhich could not bc lilled ( r l)ccounl ol' Clourt produccd bcfbrc thc Bench thc dctails o['break-t.1 ri r ircancics and has categoricallv submittcd that out of sixtl six (66) rrt rncics puhlished Ior thc,l)ircci Rccruitrncnt quo1a. sixtl thrcc (63) irr: rrnllllcd carried Ioruard vacancics of thc posts asainst thc categ()r\ rrlti : ucrc puhlishcd non-availah ilitl ol'rneritorious candidates agairlst cactr r1-thc catcgorics and three posts have bccn lreshll added which havc ,rr: in hcen notified strictly'in accordance rvith 100 point rostcr govenring rl.c liclrl rvhich also does not lall to Lhc calegorv ol Schcdtrle Tribes and it is i r this reason that lhc said sixtl' six (66) r'acancics docs not have an1 p()sl I )r tlrc candidatcs firr liom among Schedule Tribes catcgor\,. Lle suburit: -hat therc are no rnalalides rvhalsocver and it has been strictlv adherirrr r) tlrc l0() point roster

4. Learned Standing Counsel appcaring on behall r'thc High Court lurlhcr indicatcd ftoln thc ven' sarrc notification t ;eli that ol thc 28 posts advertiscd fbr the rccruitment by wa5, of l-rrr st-er. threc posts already stand reservcd lirr thc Schedulc I'ribes catcg(ir rihich aqain is I srrictly in accordancc u,ith thc rostcr point. This. the learned counsel has highlighted so as to shorv that therc ucrc reservations available as pcr the roster poiut. hencc. tlre-v haYc notifie<l the same rvith rcservation for Seheciule Tribes carcgorl . \\'hcrcas in thc rccruitnlent undcr thc Director I{ccruitrncnt quota sitlce tlrc substantial racancies that rrhich rverc carricd f'or$,ard against the categorics $,hich ricrc lclt unfittcd and sincc none of thcln were under Schcclule lribes quota. it was lbr this roason it could not hc rellectcd in thc notiltcatiorl.

5. Clonvinced of the subttrissions nladc b1 Icarncd Stancling Counsel tur thc lligh Court. *'c clo not ljnd an\ str()nq casc tnadc out b-v the potitioner calling lirr anr irltcrfcrcuce to thc ir.r'rpuened notiflcation at this juncturc

6. The Writ Pctition. accordingll. stands disrnisscd' Thcre shall be no order as to costs To, Pending tnisccllancous applications' i //TRUE COPY// One CC to SRI THOMAS JOSEPH LLOYD' Adv One CC to SRI VIVEK JAIN SC FOR TSHC [OP Two CCs to GP FOR SERVICES-ll High Court Hyderabad [OUT]

4. Two CD CoPies f any . shall stand closed SDI-AHMED ABDULLA- AN SSISTANT ISTRAR SECTI ON OFFICER PUCI for the State of Telangana at

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HIGH COURT DATED: 08/0112026 ( oR- liE 'J 'J()r-I i Fr8 2tl26 .P *

ORDER

WP.No.4O826 of 2025 DISMISSING THE WRIT PETITION, WITHOUT COSTS * 4rc p( O\>\'l I