APHC010337202024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3330] WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 17313/2024 Between: Prof. M.Jagannadha Rao ...PETITIONER AND State of Andhra Pradesh and others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. A V S LAXMI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. S PARINEETA 2. GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 3. B P RAJU 4. SUBBA RAO KORRAPATI The Court made the following order: 2 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO.17313 of 2024 ORDER: The present writ petition is filed to issue a writ of mandamus declaring the proceedings in Lr.No.APSCHE-UMs-6-1005-1091/Enq/ Discreet-VC/2022, dated 08.12.2022 and Proceedings in Lr.No. APSCHE/Secy/Enq./Committee/AKNU/01/2024 dated 24.07.2024 appointing Committee with Respondents 3 and 4 to conduct a detailed enquiry, as arbitrary and illegal and without jurisdiction and violative of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently by nullifying the same and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. 2. The 2nd respondent has furnished proceedings, dated 06.01.2025 stating that vide letter, dated 27.08.2024, the Chairman of the Committee has tendered his resignation from the said post as he is not willing to continue as Chairman of the enquiry committee. Thereafter the 2nd respondent did not take any further action regarding the appointment of another committee. In view of the status quo order passed by this Court, the 2nd respondent requested that an order be issued directing the 1st respondent to re-examine the issue afresh by conducting an enquiry into the complaint, duly supported by documentary evidence. 3 3. It is allowed to re-examine the issue in the light of the request of the 1st respondent to conduct an enquiry afresh bolstered by documentary evidence. The petitioner is at liberty to assail the respondents’ action in accordance with law, if he is so aggrieved. 4. 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 TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO Date : 08.01.2025 SPP 4 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO. 17313 of 2024 Date : 08.01.2025 SPP