Telangana HC issues notice to HMDA Commissioner

Justice T. Amarnath Goud of the Telangana High Court ordered notice to the HMDA Commissioner in a contempt petition filed by B Venkataramana and others. The petitioners complained of wilful disobedience of court orders for payment of 100 per cent gross salary basic pay, DA and HRA in the time scale for Multi-Purpose Health Assistants as per 2015 revision of pay scales.

Earlier, the petitioners filed a petition contending that they were eligible for post of Multi-Purpose Health Assistant (Male). The HMDA had issued notification during 2002 for the posts of MPHA (M) in Nalgonda district. The petitioners, after



undergoing regular selection process were appointed as MPHA (M) in 2003. There was an earlier round of litigation by the candidates who were not selected and the Supreme Court dismissed the SLP. After dismissal, the petitioners services were terminated.

The Commissioner of HMDA was directed to pay total gross salary. The HMDA filed a writ appeal over the said order. Though the appeal is sub-judice, there was no stay granted in the writ appeal. The orders were not complied till date. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioners filed the contempt. The judge will continue to hear the case after four weeks.