Hyderabad: Justice Namavarapu Rajeswar Rao of the Telangana High Court took on file a writ plea challenging the Telangana Girijan Cooperative Corporation for assigning unrelated duties to junior assistants selected through the TGPSC notification of December 22. The judge was hearing a writ plea filed by Buddha Vijay Kiran and 25 others, who were selected for the post of junior assistants. The petitioners alleged that they were being deputed as in-charge of petrol bunks, sale depots, and other field units, made to work in the odd hours, and denied proportionate remuneration and standard service benefits such as medical allowance, DA, PF, and TA. They contended that their postings across various districts violated the terms of the recruitment notification and amounted to imposition of adverse service conditions. The petitioners maintained that the impugned actions were arbitrary and violative of the Constitution. After briefly hearing the matter, the judge directed counsel for the respondents to obtain instructions.
Two get bail after months in jail
Telangana High Court granted bail to two accused in a narcotics case involving alleged possession of 23.8 kg of ganja. The judge heard criminal petitions filed by Faisal Ansari and another accused. The petitioners contended that they were falsely implicated and that the contraband was seized from another accused. They pointed out that a similarly placed co-accused was granted bail and that they had no prior criminal record. Considering that the petitioners had been in custody since April and May respectively and had no criminal antecedents, the judge enlarged the petitioners on conditional bail.
Solar panel tender put on hold
Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka of the Telangana High Court, while disposing of a writ plea by the Telangana Solar Energy Association and others, directed the authorities to not proceed with the tender process until a representation from the petitioners was decided. The petitioners assailed the e-procurement tender notice of July, and a corrigendum of August, contending that the conditions including awarding work on a cluster basis to two bidders per cluster, restricting financial eligibility to the lead bidder alone, and permitting allotment of two clusters to one bidder were arbitrary, irrational, and designed to favour large-scale vendors, thereby excluding most members of the first petitioner association. They sought reissuance of the tender treating each village as a separate cluster and relaxation of financial eligibility to allow consortium members to qualify. The respondents submitted that a representation from the petitioners was under consideration and assured that it would be examined in accordance with law. Recording this submission, the judge directed the authorities to dispose of the petitioner’s representation within two weeks and communicate the decision to the petitioners, while ordering that no further steps be taken pursuant to the tender in question until then.
HC directs release of JH property
Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy of the Telangana High Court directed the GHMC to forthwith release the premises of a restaurant in Jubilee Hills that had been sealed by the authorities, pending consideration of the petitioner’s revised building application. The judge was hearing a writ plea filed by Vattikuti Sharmila challenging the seizure notice issued in December 2024, and the alleged attempt to demolish her property without notice while her application for regularisation was pending. She contended that the action was arbitrary, unconstitutional, and contrary to the GHMC Act and Rules. Counsel for the petitioner submitted that despite the court’s earlier order directing GHMC to consider her revised application and representation, no decision had been taken. It was pointed out that the property was situated on Road No. 92, Jubilee Hills, a commercial road with other establishments and that the petitioner was willing to make necessary alterations and provide parking as per GHMC requirements. Taking note of non-compliance with its earlier order, the judge directed the GHMC to release the property forthwith. The petitioner was instructed to ensure adequate parking facilities, including valet parking, and to prevent any nuisance to neighbours or the public. The GHMC was granted liberty to seek modification of the order if parking was found inadequate. The matter is posted for September 3.
