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Andhra Pradesh government seeks 3 months time to implement high court orders on promotions

1 2 3 Vijayawada: The state govt on Monday sought three months time to implement Andhra Pradesh high court's orders given in 2018, in a batch of petitions filed contending that they incurred losses due to improper application of reservations in promotions. Advocate general Dammalapati Srinivas submitted on behalf of the state govt that the court's orders would be implemented in three months. A batch of petitions was filed before the high court in 2016 and 2017, challenging the promotions given by the state govt to some employees without considering the petitioners eligibility for the same. The court, after hearing the petitions, found fault with the govt for implementing reservations in promotions without properly evaluating the eligibility criteria and directed to consider the case of petitioners in determining the eligibility for promotion besides reviewing all promotions that were already given. As the orders of the high court were not implemented since 2018, the Secretariat BC and OC Employees Association and some others filed contempt petitions. The counsels for the petitioners raised objections to the request of the advocate general seeking time. They said the state govt is making the issue more complicated by appointing committee after committee. They further submitted that the govt appointed the committee to look into the promotions of secretariat employees only and did not take any steps to review the promotions in 31 govt depts. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Is it legal? How to get Internet without paying a subscription? Techno Mag Learn More Undo The HC bench, comprising of Justices R Raghunandan Rao and Sumati Jagadam, observed that they are ready to hold the officials responsible for the delay liable for contempt of court. However, the petitioners also did not pursue the contempt petitions for the last six years. Observing that the creation of supernumerary posts is not a small thing, the bench said they cannot deny the request of the advocate general for time to implement the high court's orders. Granting time to the govt, the court posted the matter for further hearing to Sep 1.