1 APHC010480252025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 24600/2025 Between: 1. YENNINTI JAGADEESH KUMAR, S/O Y.CHINNAPPANNA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, OCC ELECTION DATA ENTRY OPERATOR (REMOVED) AT TAHSILDAR OFFICE, JAMI MANDAL, R/O JAMI VILLAGE AND MANDAL, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDING, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. REP. BY ITS SECRETARY 2. THE ANDHRA PRADESH CORPORATION FOR OUTSOURCED SERVICES, (APCOS) 2ND FLOOR, RTC BUS STAND COMPLEX, VIJAYAWADA, ANDHRA PRADESH REP BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND CHAIRPERSON, EX-OFFICIO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF APCOS, VIZIANAGARAM, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT 4. THE ELECTORAL REGISTRATION OFFICER, S.KOTA CONSTITUENCY, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT 5. THE TAHSILDAR, JAMI MANDAL, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 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 to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the impugned order passed by the 3RD respondent vide Rc No. 2336/2025/H3 dated 13.08.2025 removing the petitioner as Data Entry Operator (Election) in the Office of the 5TH respondent without issuing any notice, without following the procedure contemplated under the law as being illegal, arbitrary, and in utter violation of principles of natural justice and set aside the same and consequently direct the respondents to continue the petitioner as Data Entry Operator (Election) in the Office of the 5TH respondent and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 Pleased to direct the respondents to continue the petitioner as Data Entry Operator (Election) in the office of the 5TH respondent by suspending the impugned order passed by the 3RD respondent in Rc No. 2336/2025/H3 dated 13.08.2025, pending disposal of the WP. Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. TADDI NAGESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES I 2. K BHEEMA RAO The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 24600 OF 2025 ORDER:- The present Writ Petition is filed questioning the impugned order passed by the 3rd respondent vide Rc.No.2336/2025/H3 dated 13.08.2025 removing the petitioner as Data Entry Operator (Election) in the Office of the 5th respondent without issuing any notice and without following the procedure contemplated under the law as illegal and arbitrary. 2. This Court, vide orders dated 12.09.2025, issued a direction suspending the impugned order and permitted the petitioner to continue to work as Data Entry Officer and had given liberty to the respondent authorities to conduct enquiry in compliance of the principles of natural justice. 3. It is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents that the interim order has been complied and the petitioner is reinstated into service. 4. Recording the submissions made by both the learned counsel, with the consent of both the learned counsel, the Writ Petition is disposed of, leaving it open to the respondent authorities to conduct enquiry for the 4 alleged allegations made against the petitioner in compliance of the principles of natural justice. There shall be no orders as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, pending if any, shall stand closed. __________________ NYAPATHY VIJAY, J Date: 29.10.2025 sj 5 96 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 24600 OF 2025 Date: 29.10.2025 sj