THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO WRIT PETITION No.31317 of 2014 Between:-
Matcha Srinivas & others and
1) The Senior Divisional Manager, [I & IR], Divisional Office, Secunderabad, LIC of India, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad.
2) The Employment Officer, District Employment Exchange, Nalgonda, Nalgonda District.
…Petitioners …Respondents.
THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO WRIT PETITION No.31317 of 2014 ORDER:
Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, learned counsel appearing for the first respondent and the learned Government Pleader for Employment appearing for the second respondent.
The first respondent-LIC made a requisition to the second respondent to sponsor the candidates for the post of Attender [peon/Sub-Staff]. The grievance of the petitioners is that the first respondent is not receiving the applications from the candidates other than those sponsored by the Employment Exchange.
The present writ petition is therefore filed to direct the respondents to receive the application of the petitioners for the post of Attender [peon/Sub-Staff] without insisting upon their name being sponsored by the Employment Exchange.
Reliance is placed by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners on EXCISE SUPERINTENDENT MALKAPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTDRICT, A.P., Vs. K.B.N. VISWESHWARA RAO
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AND OTHERS , wherein, the Supreme Court has laid down categorically that restricting the selection only to the candidates sponsored by employment exchange is not proper. In addition to requisitioning the names from employment exchange, names should also be called for by publication in newspapers, having wide circulation and display on office notice boards or announcement on radio, television and employment news bulletins. In view of the above Judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, the first respondent is under obligation to receive the application from the petitioners.
Therefore, the first respondent is directed to receive the application from the petitioners and allow them to participate in the selection process including the written test and interview to the existing vacancies of post of Attender [peon/Sub-Staff] without insisting that their names must be sponsored by the Employment Exchange.
Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. The Miscellaneous Petitions pending if any shall stand closed.
R.KANTHA RAO,J Date: 18-10-2014 kh/sur THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO WRIT PETITION No.31317 of 2014 Date: 18-10-2014 kh/sur
[1] (1996) 6 Supreme Court Cases 216