APHC010168982025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3506] THURSDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN WRIT PETITION NO: 9246/2025 Between: K Venugopala Swamy ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. G V SHIVAJI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES II 2. SRINIVAS BASAVA 2 HCGR, J W.P.No.9246 of 2025 The Court made the following order: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief/s:- “…to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the impugned action of respondents 3 and 4, particularly 4th respondent, issuing impugned proceedings Ref.No.Estt/Pedapudi Branch/2024-25, dt 18.01.2025, imposing major penalty of dismissal from service, as illegal, arbitrary, violative of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India, without Jurisdiction, and without conducting disciplinary enquiry and without affording opportunity to the petitioner and in contravention of the procedure contemplated under Service Regulations, consequently set aside the same, with all consequential benefits to the petitioner and pass such other order or orders…” 2. Heard Sri D.Viswakanth Babu, learned counsel, representing learned counsel for the petitioner, Ms S.Deepthi, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.1 and 2 and Sri Srinivasa Basava, learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.3 to 5. 3. Sri Srinivasa Basava, learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.3 to 5, on instructions submits that disciplinary proceedings initiated by the Officer, being appellate authority in terms of Clause 10.11 of the Kakinada District Co- operative Central Bank Ltd., Staff Service Regulations, are being dropped. 3 HCGR, J W.P.No.9246 of 2025 4. In view of the statement made on instructions, beside the fact that in similar circumstances proceedings came to be dropped against one of the delinquent namely Sri Gorakapudi Gopinath, who approached this Court by way of W.P.No.4903 of 2025, the disciplinary proceedings against the petitioner cannot be proceeded with, however, liberty is granted to respondent-Bank to issue proceedings afresh, in accordance with law. 5. With the above observation, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, pending if any, shall stand closed. ______________________________________ JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN Date: 10.04.2025 KBN