More Aravind and 6 others vs Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Ltd and 2 others

HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original J urisdiction) N4ONDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY TWO PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.VIJAYSEN REDDY WRIT TITION AND wRtT PETITION NO.22527 0F 2022 Betw96 t- l I I i I wP NO.2623 QF 2020: KoriRliashekhar Slo verkaleshwarlu, aged 28 years, Occupation : Conlract Labour, Wo H.No.

22-5' 154, Jayamma Colony' Paloncha, Khammam District, Teiangana State.

PI:"- - 5071 l5 SC, Senicc I2014 tolill date EPF No. : NZWGL 003 l2?

00 00 000 5 27 8 (,AN No 100594 079115 I.

Kontham Yakaiah S/o Venkataiah, aged 33 years, Occupation : Conraci Labour, R/o I{.No. l-42, Chagal Village, Ghanpur Vandal, Warangal District.

Tclsrrglna Slale BC-D.

Scrvice :2014 to till dale EPF No.

TNZWGL 003127 00 00 000 3867 UAN No.

100432 62252?

3.

Challa Sarolham Redd) S/o Rajarrh. agcd 161ears' Occupalion ContractLaboLlr, R./o H.No.

4-9511, Gangaram Village, Kalvasrirampur Mandal, Peddapalli, Karimnagar District, Telangana State, OC, Service:2015 to rill date EPF No, :NZWGL 003127 00 00 000 5290 UAN No.

100593 840401 4.

Y.

Gurva Reddy S/o Ranga Reddy, aged 42 years, Occupation : Contract Labour, R/o I{.N0.

3'100, Old AnjanaPuram, Singabhupalem PanchaYath Post, Sujatha Nagar Mandal, Kothagudem District, Khammam, Telangan3 State - 507120 OC, Service:2014 to till date EPF No. :NZWGL 003127 00 00 000 4018 UAN No.

100432 622267 5.

P.

Prave€n Kumar S/o KJishna Murli))" aged 45 years, Rro H.No.

20-5-39/7, Conlractors Colony' Paloncha, Bhadradri Kothagudem District - 50?

I I 5, (Ersr,"!hile Khammam Districtr.

Telangand Slatc' OC.

Service : 0l-03-2016 to 3 l-01'201' EPF AJc.

No.

101549158147 6.

R.

Mallesh S/o Raiu, aBed 2J )ears' iJo H.No 8-l'153/1, Alluri Centre, Ganaisudcm.

KSP Rord.

Palonchr.

Bhadridri Kothagudem Dislrict - 5071 lj, (Ersnvhile K.ltammam District), Tclangana Slale' iC-D, Se*i"o:0l'04-2016 to 3l '03"?01?

EPF A./c No.

F A./c No.

101194580666 | (Petitioners No l ro 3 arc working at KTPP anC lhe Pelitioners No 4 to 6 are *ortrtrg at K I PS) n i .

Pelitioner\ I \ AND 1.

2, Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Ltd, Vidyuth Soudha, H.ydelgpa_{-500082, rep. by its Chairman and ManagingDirector The Chief Epglne_e1 (O and lV), Kakathiya Thermat Power project (KTpp), TS.

Genco Ltd., Bhupalapally, Jayashankar Bhupalapaily Disirict (Erstwhile Warangal District) lf_O1irislo1a!-Engineer (Qperation), Kakathiya Thermat power project ((TPq)r T.9: Genco Ltd., Bhupalapally, Jayaihankar Bhupalapaily bistrict (Erstwhile Warangal District) The Chief Enginegr(O and !), Kothagudem Thermal power Station (KTPS), T.S.

Genco Ltd., P.alqlqfa, Bhadradri Kothagudem District (Erstwhile Khammam District) -507 115.

The Divisional Engineer (Operation), Kothaqudem Thermal power Station (KTPS), T.S..Ge.nco L_td- Paloncha, Bhadradri Kothagudem District (Erstwhile Khammam District) - 507 115' ...RES'oNDENTS 4 5 Petition 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 any appropriate writ, order or direction one particularly one in the nature writ of mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in not absorbing the services of the Petitioners as Artisans, on par with the other Outsourced Personnel, in terms of the T.G.O.O.

216 and 2i7, dated 2910712017 issued by the 1 St Respondent as arbitrary, illegal and violative of Articles 14, '16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents to consider the Petitioners' cases for absorption as Artisans, on par with the other Outsourced Personnel, in terms of T.G.O.O.

216 and 2i7 , daled 2910712017 issued by the '1St Respondent, with all consequential benefits lA NO: 1 OF 2020 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be urt may be pleased to direct the Respondents to consider for absorbing the services of the petitioners in regular vacancies on par with similarly situated and absorbed outsourced personnel, pending the above writ petition Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI CHANDRAIAH SUNKARA Counsel for Respondents: SMT.

A.

DEEPTHI, SC FOR TSGENCO J. l-. -- WP NO: 22527 OF 2022 Betwee n l.

More Aravind S/o Venkataiah. aged 26 years, Occupation : Skilled Worker in Kt?P, R./o H.No.

4-91, Kompally.

S,C.

Colony, Bhoopalapally Post & Mandal Jayashankar Bhoopalapally District, (Erstwhile Warangal District) , Telangana State.

SC (Caste : Madiga), DiPloma in EEE, ESI No. : 52127 62286,UAN No. : 100967901912 Service : 01-09-2015 to 3 1-03-2018 2, Puliyala Shankaraiah, S/o' Rajam, aged 45 years, Occupation : Skilled Worker in KTPP.

R/o ti.No.

7-285, Reddy Colony.

Bhoopalapally Post & Mandal Jayashankar Bhoopalapally District. (Erstrvhile Warangal District), Telangana State.

SC (Caste : Madiga), ESI No. :5212'162300, UAN No, : 100967901931 Service: 13-12-201I to 3l-03-20i8 3.

Geeravena Thirupathi Sio Komuraiah, aged 32 years, Occupation :skilled Worker in KTI'P.

Rzo fi.No.

1 2- 129, Subhash Colonl',.

Bhoopalapally Post & Mandal Jayashankar Bhoopalapally Disrrict. (Erstwhile Warangal District), Telangana State' BC-D, B.Com., ITI Fitter ESI No. : 52127 62297, UAN No. : 100967 903249 Service : 03-06'2013 to 3 l-03-20i 8 4.

Medi Sai Krishna S/o Venkateshwariu, aged 26 years, Occupation : Semi-skilled Worker in KTPP, Chelpur Village, GhanPur Mandal, Jayashankar Bhoopalapatly District, (Erstwhile Warangal District) , Telangana State' BC-B (Goud), Intcr ESI No. :5212762292, UAN No' : 100961902364 Service : 01-09-2015 to 3 1-03-2018 5.

Gaddam Harish S/o Gangadhar, aged 27 years' Ocarpotion : Skilled Worker in KTPP.

Ramnagar, Bhoopalapail; Post & N1andal Jayashankar Bhoopalapalll' District, (Ersrwtrile Warangal District), Teiartgana State BC-D (Mudiraj), B.Tech (Mechanical).- -r - i ^^^ ESI No. ^^ ESI No. | 521;'762286'UAN No-. : 100967901908 SJ.uice : 0t'10-201 5 to 3 1-03-2Ul 8 6.

Taduri Rakesh S/o Anjaney,:lu. aged 26^years' Occupation : Semi-Skilled Worker in KTPE Chelfur Village, GhanPur Maltddl, Jayaihankar Bhoopalapall.v District' (Ersnvhile Warangal District) ' Telangana State' lL BC-B(Mera),B.Com.

ESI No. '.

5212't-52294, UAN No : Service:01-09-2015 to 3l-03-20 l8 10096790 1920 7.

Rapala Sandeep S/o Rajaiah' aged 25 r'ears' Occupation : Skilled Worker in KTPP' fVo Cortor"eAu Village, Bhoopalapally Post & Mandal (Ersnvhile Warangal District) , Telangana State' BC-A (Chakali), SSC, ITI Eir N,i. | 5T216no6,UAN No : 100967901949 Service : 05-10-2015 to 3 1-03-2018 And l.

Telangana State Power Generation Cor-poration Ltd' having its CorPorate Office at Vidlu--th Soudha, Hyderabad - 500082' rep. by its Chairman & Managing Director 2.

The Director (HR), TS Genco Ltd'' Vidyuth Soudha, Hyderabad - 500082' 3.

The Chief Engineer (O&M), KakatiyaTh-ermal , " p"*.ipt":."i(Krpi), T'S Genco Ltd'' Bhoopalapallv' Javashankar Bhoopalapally District (Erstwhile Warangal District)' ...

Petitioners Respondents Petition under'Article 226 of the Constitution o circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith' pleased to issue any appropriate writ' order or direction nature writ of mandamus declaring the action of the Re f lndia Praying that in the the High Court may be L one ParticularlY one in the spondents in not absorbing l -t ' the services of the Petitioners as Artisans, on par with the other outsourced Personnel, in terms of the T.G.O.O.

216 and 217, dated 29- 07-2017 issued by the 1st Respondent as arbitrary, illegal and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of lndia and consequently direct the Respondents to consider the Petitioners' cases for absorption as Artisans, on par with the other outsourced Personnel, in terms of T.G.O.O.

G.O.O.

216 and 217, daled 29-07-2O17 issued by the 1"t Respondent, with all consequential benefits lA NO: 1 OF 2022 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High court may be pleased to direct the Respondents to consider the Petitioners cases for absorption as Artisans, in regular vacancies on par with similarly situated and absorbed outsourced personnel, in terms of T.G.O.O.

216 and 217, daled 29-07-2017 issued by the '1st Respondent, pending the above writ petition Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI CHANDRAIAH SUNKARA Counsel for Respondents: SMT' A.

DEEPTHI' SC FOR TSGENCO The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER I I V HONOURABLE SRIJUSTICE B.

VIJAYSEN REDDY COMMON ORDER: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents, and perused the material on record.

2, lt is submitted by the learned counsel on either side that subject matter of these writ petitions is squarely covered by the common order passed by a Division Bench of this Court in W.P.No.20840 of 2017 and batch dated 03.10.2018, as such, these writ petitions may be disposed of in terms thereof.

Therefore, following the common order dated 03.10.2018 in W.P.No.20840 of 2017 and batch, in terms thereof, these writ petitions are disposed of as under without any order as to costs: (i) persons who claim that they fulfil the criteria laid down in the guide-lines/orders issued by the Corporation/Companies, may approach the Committee and satisfy the Committee that they are covered by the Scheme and that they fulfil the eligibility criteria.

The Committee may look into the same and take a decision within '12 weeks; (ii) persons who were not in employment on the cut-off date viz., 04.12.2016 cannot either seek the benefit of the scheme or challenge the same.

The scheme prescribing a culoff date is a product of a settlement reached under the WRIT PETITION No.

TITION No.2623 OF 2020 AND WRIT PETITION No.22527 OF 2022 2 lndustrial Disputes Act, 1947.

The settlement was under Section 12 (3) of the Act.

Therefore, one of the conditions prescribed in the scheme viz., the cut-off date, cannot be challenged.

Hence, the challenge to the prescription of a cut- off date contained in the scheme is rejected.

However, these persons are given liberty to go before the Labour Court or any other appropriate Forum prescribed by any Special Enactments, if they have a right of absorption or regularisation conferred by such Special Enactments; (iii) persons who are out of the scheme on account of non- payment of contribution to the Employees Provident Fund, cannot also seek the benefit of the Scheme solely on the ground that the fault lay with the Distribution Companies. lf these persons have any right conferred by any special enactment for regularization and/or absorption, they are given liberty to move the Fora prescribed under those enactments; and (iv) the claims of those engaged by the Civil Contractors for construction purposes are rejected.

As a sequel thereto, mtscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in these writ petitions stand closed. //TRUE COPY// SD/.T.JAYASREE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR ,t' SECTION OFFICER to', . -n" Chairman and Managing Director' .Telangana State Power- G-eneration ' d;p;;;]i;; Lio ""0 iijtnt'i Viovutn sougr'5' Hvderabad -500082' 2.

The Chief Ensrneer tbi.i rt'rl, ti;i;ihiv' ihgi'mil Power Proiect (KTPP)' r.s.

Genco Ltd., Bh;#;arli]ilvlt'iititr;r Bhupalapallv Disirict (Erstwhile Warangal District) 3.

The Divisional Engineer (Operation)' Kakathiya Thermal Power Proiect (KrPP). r.S.

Genco ii;')"gffiili;r;;riv' Jivi6nant'ar Bhupalapallv District (erstwhite Warangal District) I 4.

The Chief Engineer (O and M), Kothagudem Thermal Power Station (KTPS), I T.S.

Genco Ltd., Paloncha, Bhadradri Kothagudem District (Erstwhile 1 Khammam District) -507 '1 15.

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The Divisional Engineer (Operation), Kothagudem Thermal Power Station (KTPS), T.S.

Genco Ltd., Paloncha, Bhadradri Kothagudem District (Erstwhile Khammam District) - 507 115.

6.

The Director(HR), TS Genco Ltd., Vidyuth Soudha, Hyderabad 50q082, 7.

The Chief Engineer (O and M), Kakatiya Thermal Power Project (KTPP), T.S.

Genco Ltd., Bhoopalapally, Jayashankar Bhoopalapally District (Erstwhile Warangal District).

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One CC to Sri Chandraiah Sunkara Advocate [OPUC] 9.

One CC to Smt.

Deepthi, SC for TSGENCO (OPUC) '10.Two CD Copies 1 1 .

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2623 0F 2020 AND wP NO.22527 0F 2022 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITIONS WITHOUT COSTS , HIGH COURT @