The Secretary, Govt Of India vs. G. Laxminarayana

ITEM NO.42 COURT NO.5 SECTION XIIA

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 6436/2015

(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 20/11/2014 in WPC No. 34349/2014 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the State Of Telangana and the State of Andhra Pradesh)

THE SECRETARY, GOVT OF INDIA AND ORS. Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

G. LAXMINARAYANA AND ORS. Respondent(s)

(with interim relief)

Date : 09/03/2015 This petition was called on for hearing today.

CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPAK MISRA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRAFULLA C. PANT

For Petitioner(s) Ms. Pinky Anand, ASG Mr. Sunil Mathews, Adv. Mr. Vivek Malhotra, Adv. Mr. Prabal Bagchi, Adv. Mr. B. V. Balaram Das,Adv.

For Respondent(s)

Date: 2015.03.16 15:03:50 IST Reason:

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

It is submitted by Ms. Pinky Anand, learned ASG that the High Court has erroneously interpreted that the fire fighting training is 'directory' though the language of the notification stipulates that it is 'mandatory/essential' and not desirable. She has brought the notification on record, the relevant part of which is as follows : Digitally signed by Gulshan Kumar Arora Signature Not Verified

"Promotions:

(I) 60% promotion from Senior Security Assistant with six years regular service in the grade failing which Senior Security Assistant with eight years combined service as Senior Security Assistant and Security Assistant Grade 'C' with minimum two years regular service as Senior Security Assistant and who have successfully completed the prescribed training course on security and fire fighting."

Issue notice on the special leave petition as well as on the prayer for interim relief returnable within six weeks.

(Gulshan Kumar Arora) (Tapan Kumar Chakraborty) Court Master Court Master