This Writ Petition is filed questioning the action of Respondent
No.3 in not considering the claim of Petitioner for promotion to the
post of HWO Grade-I on account of „punishment of minor censure‟
as illegal and arbitrary.
2. Petitioner was initially appointed as HWO Grade-II on
23.08.2006 and posted to Orvakal and she has been working at
Orvakal from 14 years. While so, a charge memo vide Proceedings
Rc.No.A1/123/2019-1, dated 20.08.2019 was issued. Petitioner
submitted her explanation on 05.09.2019 denying all the charges.
The Project Director, Mission for Elimination of Poverty in Municipal
Areas, who was appointed as Enquiry Officer, after due enquiry,
submitted a report dated 12.01.2022 holding that the charges as „not
proved‟. Despite the report of the Enquiry Officer, vide impugned
proceedings dated 13.08.2025 imposed a punishment of „censure‟.
Now Petitioner is due for promotion to the post of HWO Grade-I. A
final seniority list of Grade-II HWOs is communicated by Respondent
No.3 on 28.09.2023 and the Petitioner was placed at Sl.No.14.
Petitioner made a representation dated 05.07.2026 to Respondent
No.4 to consider her candidature for promotion. Despite the same,
one of her juniors Sri M.Vijay Babu at Sl.No.16 in the seniority list
dated 28.09.2023 was considered for promotion and issued orders
on 07.07.2026.
