New Delhi: Amidst Telangana agitation, the
Supreme Court has held that Hyderabad would be a "free zone"
entitling people from other parts of the state to compete in
police and certain other important government jobs.
A bench of Justices G S Singhvi and Mukundakam Sharma
dismissed the review petition filed by Andhra Pradesh
government challenging its October 9, 2009, judgement holding
that Hyderabad was a "free zone" and does not preclude others
from competing/working under certain government jobs including
the city police wing.
"We have perused the review petitions and record of the
civil appeals and are convinced that the judgment for which
review has been sought does not suffer from any error apparent
warranting its reconsideration. Hence, the review petitions
are dismissed," the apex court said in a terse order.
The apex court`s judgement assumes significance as the
protagonists of separate Telangana have been insisting that
Hyderabad should be a part of the proposed state as and when
it is carved out of Andhra Pradesh. Those for a unified state
want Hyderabad to be made a union territory.
The apex court had earlier ruled that people from all
parts of the state would have equal rights in government jobs,
postings and promotions as clause 14(f), of the Presidential
Order, 1975, explicitly excluded certain posts, including those
recruited under the Hyderabad City Police Act, from any
restriction in matters of appointments and postings.
-PTI
