APHC010187922019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3368] THURSDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION NO: 8075/2019 Between: 1. S.MADHUSUDANA RAO,, S/O RAMINAIDU, AGED 47 YEARS, WORKING AS ASST. DIVISIONAL ENGINEER, APEPDCL, PROTECTION-II, TADEPALLIGUDEM, WEST GODAVAI DISTRICT, STATE OF A.P. R/O TADEPALLYGUDEM. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE A P EASTREN POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITTED APEPDCL, REP BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, VISAKHAPATNAM, SEETHAMMADHARA, GAJUWAKA, VISAKHAPATNAM STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH 2. THE CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER HRD APEPDCL, , SEETHAMMADHARA, GAJUWAK, VISAKHAPATNAM, STATE OF A.P 3. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER OPERATION A P E PDCL, OPERATION CIRCLE, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTCIT. STATE OF A.P. 4. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, ENERGY DEPARTMENT, A.P.SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased toto issue a Writ Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature 2 of Writ of Mandamus declare the impugned Punishment awaded against the petitioner vide Memo.No.EPCOR-06004(44)/332/2016-DC-3- COR(98108)/I.No.15977/2017,Dt 23-4-2018, and confirmed the punishment Reduction to last rank Appellate Order vide Memo.No. EPCOR- 06004(44)/332/2016-DC-3-COR (98108)/I.No. 189030/2018, Dated 5-10-2018 issued by the 1st respondent as illegal arbitrary and highly disproprationate in nature and in violation of principles of natural justice and contrary to the well settled law of the Hon'ble Apex Court, and quash the same, consequently direct the respondents to restore the seniority of the petitioner with all consequential benefits and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2019 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to suspend the impugned Punishment orders issued vide Memo.No. EPCOR- 06004(44)/332/2016-DC-3-COR(98108) /I.No. 159776/2017, Dt: 23-4-2018, and confirmed the punishment Reduction to last rank and confoirmed in Appellate Order vide Memo.No. EPCOR-06004(44)/332/ 2016-DC-3-COR (98108)/I.No. 189030/2018, Dated; 5-10-2018 issued by the 1st respondent pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. CHILAMKURTHI SATYA DEV NAIDU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. V V SATISH (SC for APEPDCL) 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION NO: 8075 of 2019 The Court made the following Order: Sri Chilamkurthi Satya Dev Naidu, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the cause in the present Writ Petition does not survive for further adjudication. 2. Learned Standing counsel for APEPDCL is in attendance. 3. Recording the submission made by learned counsel for the petitioner, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. Interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand closed. ______________________________ JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI Dated: 18.09.2025 SNI 4 16 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION NO: 8075 of 2019 Date: 18.09.2025 SNI