IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No.14984 OF 2011 Between: K. Chinnappa & 2 others ..... Petitioners AND Life Insurance Corporation of India, Rep. by its Executive Director (Personal), Central Office, Yogakshema, Jeevan Bima Marg, Mumbai – 400 021 & another. ..... Respondents The Court made the following: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No.14984 OF 2011 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed to call for the records from the respondent and also to declare the notification issued by the first respondent, dated 20.05.2011, confining recruitment only the temporary Class-IV employees working in the respondent corporation for more than five years as on 18.01.2011 as illegal, unjust, contrary to law, irrational, arbitrary, discriminatory and unfair labour practice and in violation of Article 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and also to grant all consequential benefits in the interest of justice. 2. The affidavit filed in support of the Writ Petition would go to show that in pursuance of the letter addressed by the first respondent corporation to the Employment Exchange of Nalgonda, the second petitioner was called for interview for the post of Sub- staff and accordingly worked from 01.02.1995 to 26.04.1995 and as per the decision of the Apex Court, a temporary employee cannot be replaced by another temporary employee and, hence, the present Writ Petition. 3. Now, the grievance of the petitioners is that putting the condition in the notification, dated 20.05.2011, that the recruitment is confined only to the temporary Class IV employees working in the respondent corporation for more than five years as on 18.01.2011 is illegal, unjust and contrary to law. The said condition was stipulated in the notification issued by the first respondent in pursuance of the directions given by the Supreme Court of India while disposing the Civil Appeal Nos.953-968 of 2005 on 24.01.2011 between LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA & ANOTHER, ETC. VS. D.V. ANIL KUMAR, ETC., wherein it is held, “In that view of the matter, these appeals are disposed of with the direction that the respondents shall be absorbed in terms of the aforesaid policy as expeditiously as practicable and in any case not later than six months from today.” 4. One of the terms of policy reads as follows: “One time limited examination for those temporary persons who are working in LIC of India for more than 5 years and who had possessed minimum eligible qualification and age as prescribed at the relevant time of their entry into LIC of India would be considered. For this purpose, LIC of India will hold a limited written examination which will be in the vernacular language with a limited syllabus which will be announced in advance.” 5. Therefore, the condition stipulated with regard to the minimum eligible qualification for the recruitment is working in LIC of India for more than five years as on 18.01.2011. The condition was directed to be prescribed in the notification in pursuance of the directions given by the Supreme Court of India, it cannot be said that it is arbitrary, illegal and contrary to law. As the condition is in accordance with the direction given by the Supreme Court of India, the question of declaring the said notification with regard to the incorporation of working in LIC of India for more than five years cannot be said to be unjust or illegal. The Writ Petition is devoid of merits and is liable to be dismissed. 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ (K.C.BHANU, J) Dated: 7th June, 2011 KL HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No.14984 OF 2011 7th June, 2011 KL