Hyderabad: The Hyderabad High Court on Thursday granted a stay on the recruitment process undertaken by NTPC Southern Region till further orders.
Justice A. Ramalingeswara Rao was dealing with a petition by Mr Chepyala Aravind Rao, seeking to declare the recruitment process to fill junior mazdoor posts only through oral tests as illegal.
Mr V. Ravikiran Rao, counsel appearing for the petitioner, said the Centre had issued guidelines to fill the posts through written tests. The judge felt there was prima facie in the case and it was apparent that the recruitment was taken up contrary to the guidelines and granted the stay.
Telangana, AP advocates to boycott HC today
Advocates from AP and Telangana practicing at Hyderabad High Court have decided to boycott work on Friday, though for different reasons.
The AP High Court Advocates’ Associat-(APHCAA) resolved to abstain from work to express solidarity with the courts boycott call given by districts bar associations in AP dema-nding special category status for AP.
APHCAA president C. Nageswara Rao said that majority of advocates from AP was of the opinion that the NDA had been denying the people of AP their rights for its political considerations.
The Telangana HC Advocates Association, meanwhile, resolved to boycott the High Court on Friday protesting against contempt proceedings against 13 advocates for their alleged high-handed behaviour during the recent agitation.
Mr Gandra Mohan Rao, president of the Association, said that all bar associations in the state would also boycott lower courts.
