Ch. Saritha, v. The Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD
FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA & THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIFTEEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION Nos.2960, 2965 and 2973 of 2015 BETWEEN Ch.Saritha and others ... PETITIONERS AND The Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited, rep. by its Chairman and Managing Director and others ...RESPONDENTS The Court made the following:
COMMON ORDER:
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.C.Raghu, learned standing counsel for respondent Nos.1 and 2.
2. Petitioners in these writ petitions claim that they lost their agricultural lands as they were acquired by the Government for the purpose of construction of Tail Pond Dam by the AP GENCO on Krishna River. Hence, petitioners seek consideration of their cases under Land Losers' Category. Petitioners have made representations to the District Collector on 26.12.2013, 01.09.2014 and 26.12.2013 seeking to recommend their cases at the District Level Committee so as to enable them to get employment in terms of G.O.Ms.No.98, dated 15.04.1980.
3. Mr.C.Raghu, learned standing counsel for respondent Nos.1 and 2 states that there are no existing vacancies, as on today, but as and when in the future vacancies have open up and recruitments is sought to be made, respondent Nos.1 and 2 will follow the procedure prescribed under G.O.Ms.No.98 in all such cases whereof District Level Committee has recommended the names of candidates in the land losers' category.
4. In view of the same, these writ petitions are disposed of directing the District Collector, respondent No.3, to consider petitioners' representations, as above, and examine them in terms of G.O.Ms.No.98 and pass appropriate orders including recommendation of their names for the purpose of employment expeditiously.
As a sequel, the miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs.
_____________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J February 19, 2015 LMV