Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Telangana High Court Questions Finance Department Over OU Staff Delay
Thirty-one temporary workers at Osmania University want their jobs to be made permanent.
They first asked the Telangana High Court for help in 1997 and won an order in 2000.
The workers say the university and government have still not acted as the court directed.
The university’s proposal was sent to the finance department three times, but it was returned each time.
The High Court asked why the department could keep sending it back.
It told the finance department’s principal secretary to explain the decision.
The court warned that ignoring its directions could lead to serious consequences.
The Telangana High Court criticized repeated delays in considering regularisation for temporary Osmania University employees.
Thirty-one employees filed a contempt petition, alleging non-compliance with earlier court directions.
They first sought regularisation in 1997 and received a favourable High Court order in 2000.
The court was told that the university’s proposal had been sent to the finance department three times and returned each time.
The court directed the finance department’s principal secretary to explain the returns and warned of serious consequences for continued non-compliance.
- Who
- The Telangana High Court, 31 temporary Osmania University employees, and the finance department’s principal secretary.
- What
- The court questioned repeated returns of a proposal to regularise the employees and ordered an explanation.
- When
- Wednesday’s hearing; the employees first sought regularisation in 1997, received an order in 2000, and obtained further relief in 2025.
- Where
- Telangana High Court, Hyderabad.
- Why
- The employees alleged that earlier court directions concerning consideration of their regularisation had not been followed.
Employees and court concerns
Finance department response
Repeatedly returned proposal
Employees and court concerns
The employees allege that court directions concerning consideration of regularisation have not been complied with; the judge questioned the authority to return a proposal intended to implement a court order.
Finance department response
The finance department returned the proposal three times; the article does not state its reasons, and the court ordered its principal secretary to explain them.
- Court
- Telangana High Court
- University
- Osmania University
- Employees
- 31 temporary employees
- Initial petition
- Filed in 1997; a favourable order followed in 2000
- Proposal returns
- The proposal was forwarded to the finance department three times and returned each time
- Education official
- Principal secretary of education Yogita Rana joined the hearing virtually
- Court direction
- The finance department’s principal secretary must explain why the proposal was returned