TS claims ownership on institutions under schedule 10

Telangana government once again has triggered a fresh battle on Thursday by declaring that all the institutions that comes under schedule 10 belongs to it only because they are geographically located in the state. Hence, it claims that all its employees, fixed and moveable assets belong to the state government. Therefore, employees with other states origins working in these institutions should be replaced with the Telangana employees.

Telangana state Chief Secretary Rajeev Sharma, who conducts a meeting with the higher officials and the chief secretaries of all ministries of the state government today asked them to take appropriate steps to implement this order without any further delay. He said outsiders can avail the services of these institutions paying prescribed fees by the respective institutions. There are nearly 140 institutions located in Hyderabad that comes under this schedule 10. Telangana government is reportedly planning to take over many institutions that come under schedule: 9 also with the same reasons.

But, often its hasty decisions like these backfires at it when the High Court simply dismisses its G.O.s or issues stay orders on its decisions. Recently, Telangana government has issued a G.O. relieving 1100 employees of Andhra origin from their duties in the Transco and surrenders them to the AP government. But, the High Court issued a stay order on its G.O and ordered Telangana government to continue their services in the Transco as usually.

Obviously, the state government may face bitter experience in the High Court over this decision also. Both states have proportionate share in majority of these institutions and organizations that comes under these two schedules. APS RTC is one fine example for it. All its employees, assets both moveable and immovable were divided between the states proportionately. The same thumb rule applies to majority of the institutions and organizations that comes under these two schedules. Hence, the state government’s decision may backfires at it when someone challenges it in the High Court very soon.