Water treatment: Telangana HC directs GHMC to file status report
Hyderabad: A two-judge panel of the Telangana High Court comprising Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice A Rajasekar Reddy on Monday directed Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) to file a status report on treating water adjoining Bunrukunddin Dowla village. A PIL was filed by Niloufer Afshan contending that the GHMC and HMWS&SB failed to treat and divert untreated sewage water from residential colonies in Rajendra Nagar towards Mir Alam Tank. The government has been directed to file a status report within 6 months stating the steps taken to treat the water.
Punishment set aside
The panel set aside a punishment order against A Satyanarayana Reddy, Secretary, Telangana State Residential Educational Institutions. Earlier, a single judge of the court allowed a contempt case filed by P Venkata Ramana and 117 others complaining violation of court orders in an issue pertaining to payment of minimum of time-scale to the regular post. The department was previously granted four weeks to pay the petitioners not only the minimum time-scale but also periodical increments apart from arrears. It was further directed that if there was any default then the employees of the department shall suffer simple imprisonment for two months.
Govt’s stand upheld
The panel absolved the State government from ensuring parity in pay to outsourced employees at the Niloufer Hospital. The panel was dealing with the claims of nearly 150 persons who had moved the High Court contending that they were carrying out the same functions and duties as cadre-based employees and were governed by the principle of equal pay for equal work. Earlier, a single judge of the court had directed the government to pay the petitioners on a par with the regular employees. The single judge also dismissed an application by the government to vacate the order. Against the said order of refusal to vacate, and requiring the government to pay salaries to persons engaged through outsourced agency, the government contended that the original writ petitioners were not entitled to parity in pay. The panel agreed with the government and allowed the writ appeals.
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