APHC010406912019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 19523/2019 Between: 1. K RAMANJANEYULU, S/O K KALLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, OCC. PRESENTLY WORKING AS EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCE DEPARTMENT, SKD GNSSP DIVISION-I, KADAPA, PREVIOUSLY WORKED AS DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCE DEPARTMENT, HNSS SUB DIVISION-II, HNSS DIVISION NO 8, PENUKONDA, ANANTHAPUR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, , REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY / NOW AS SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY, PRESENTLY WATER RESOURCE DEPARTMENT (PREVIOUSLY I AND CAD DEPT), AP SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. ENGINEERINCHIEF, PRESENTLY WATER RESOURCE DEPARTMENT (PREVIOUSLY I AND CAD DEPARTMENT), NO.48-10- 9/1, NH FEEDER ROAD, NEAR RAMAVARAPPADU CIRCLE, CURRENCY NAGAR. VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 3. THE COMMISSIONER OF ENQUIRIES, , APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF AP TO CONDUCT ENQUIRY, GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (COI-JS) DEPARTMENT, DOOM NO.215, 1ST FLOOR, 5TH BLOCK, AP SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. M RATNA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR IRRI AND CAD (AP) The Court made the following: 2 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “.... a Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 3rd respondent /enquiry officer in issuing impugned proceedings No.50/COI.JS/2019, dated 13.11.2019, by calling the writ petitioner and 52 other persons to attend the enquiry on 04.12.2019 even though this Hon'ble, Court quashed the charge memo vide No. GO.Rt.No.382, I and CAD (Vig-I) Department, 30.06.2014, in WP No. 8188 of 2018, dated 21.10.2019, is illegal, arbitrary, contrary to law, colourable exercise of powers, and consequently direct the respondents to suspend the impugned notice vide No.50/COLIS/2019, dated 13.11.2019 to conduct enquiry against the writ petitioner alongwith 52 other persons on 04.12.2019.” 2. None represented for the Petitioner. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for IRRI & CAD would submit that the charges framed against the Petitioner were cancelled and action was dropped against him. Hence, the petition may be disposed of as no further orders are required. 4. Recording the same, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. ________________________________________ Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date:21.04.2025 Dinesh 3 HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.19523 of 2019 Dt.21.04.2025 Dinesh