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2025 DAILYLAW 45170 (AP)

UNION OF INDIA v. KONIDELA RAMESH BABU

WP/10601/2025 · 2025-04-27

A Hari Haranadha Sarma, B Krishna Mohan

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' \% 'N the high court OF ANDHRA PRADESH;: (Special Original ■■■• AMARAVATJ Jurisdiction) Monday, the twenty eighth TWO thousand and day OF APRIL TWENTY FIVE ,0^ PRESENT the honourable SRI JUSTICE B. o KRISHNA AND THE Between; T Union of India, f Sansad Marg, New 2. The Director Communications, New Delhi-110001. 3= The Chief Postma by its Director General of Posts, Dak Bhavan, Delhi - 110001. (Staff), Department of Posts, : India, Dak Bhawan, Personnel Division, of Ministry Sansad Marg, Government ster General A.P ■Circle, Vijayawada -13 -PETITIONERS AND 1. Konidela Ramesh I Occ Assistant Superint Offices, Tenali Division, 2. D.S.U.N. Babu, S/o Late Dharma Rao, endent of Post Offices ’ '^^nali, Guntur District ■N. Reddy, Aged about Aged about 50 O/o Supdt. of Post years. Reddy,'s/o D.S. Superintendent 36 years, Occ Assistant Rajahmundry Of Post Offices, Rajahmpndry, East O/o Supdt of Post Godavari District. Division Offices 3- P S.Pavan Kumar, Assistant Superinte General, A.P S/o P.Nageswara Rao, Aged about Chief Postmast 35 years, Occ ndent of Post Offices, ■ Circle, Hyderabad O/o er -1. 4- S.Rama Krishna. S/o S. Venkata Postmaster, Tirupati Head Rao, Aged about 41 years, Occ Post Office, Chittoor District ■RESPONDENTS / Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court be pleased to issue writ order or orders more particularly one in the nature of writ of certiorari may calling for the records with regard to orders dated 04.07.2024 and 05.09.2024 in CP No.01/2017 in OA No.554/2013 on the file of Honble Central Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad Bench, Hyderabad and all consequential proceedings issued pursuant to it as the same is being illegal, arbitrary, without jurisdiction, violative of principles of natural justice and contrary to the provisions of Administrative Tribunal Act and Contempt of Courts act and quash the same. lA 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 to suspend the operation of the orders dated 05.09.2024 in CP No.01/2017 in OA No.554/2013 on the file of Hon’ble and all 04.07.2024 & Central Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad Bench, Hyderabad consequential proceedings issued pursuant to it. Counsel for the Petitioners; SRI PASALA PONNA RAO, DEPUTY SOLICITOR GENERAL OF INDIA Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 4; The Court made the following: ORDER COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH at ANIARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) APHC010190762025 IN THE HIGH [3527] MONDAY THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT JUSTICE B KRISHNA MOHAN HARl HARANADHA SARMA THE HONOURABLE SRI honourable SRI JUSTICE A ppTiTinN NO: 10601/2025 THE WRIT Between; Union Of India and Others ...PETITIONER(S) AND ...RESPONDENT(S) Ramesh Babu and Others Konidela Counsel for the Petitioner(S); I.Pasala Ponna Rao,DEPUTY Counsel for the Respondent(S); SOLICITOR GENERAL OF INDIA 1. / The Court mad^ tho ^^^MBL.(Per Hon’ble Heard Sri Pasala Ponna for the petitioner. following- Sn Justice B. Krishna Mohan) Rao, learned Deputy Solicitor General of India 2. This Writ Petition is filed against the order in O.A.No.554 passed in C.P,|\Jo.01 of 2017 Administrative Tribunal, were directed which the Tribunal will Act by listing the matter of 2013 Hyderabad dated 04.07.2024 to pass appropriate orders i take cognizance under heard on 22.08.2024. on the file of Central wherein the respondents therein - in the implementation failing the Contempt of Court to be 3. Now in the of India submits course of submissions, the learned Deputy Solicitor General was closed that this Contempt Petition recording the submissions of the on 05.09.2024, order of the in O.A.No.554 of 2013 the said Contempt were given liberty to avail respondents therein that the in C.P.No.1 of 2017 i - Tribunal dated 04.07.2024 was complied with. Since, Case was closed. However appropriate remedy for their left nothing survives for adjudication. the petitioners therein over grievances. 4. As stated supra, this Writ Petition is filed passed in Contempt Petition by the against the interim order Tribunal dated 04.07.2024 5. Learned counsel for promotions in the petitioner submits that on the similar iissue of respect of other respondents and some of the respondents 3 herein who were also included in W.P.No.25171 of 2020, is pending before this Hon’ble Court with some interim orders passed. 6. Since, this Writ Petition does not cover the W.P.No.25171 of 2020, this Court cannot pass any orders in this Writ Petition with respect to the issue involved in the other Writ Petition. As this is the Writ Petition only arises against the interim order in the Contempt Petition before the Tribunal and the Contempt Petition was closed, nothing survives in this Writ Petition. Accordingly, jh^ Wtit -Petitio is dismissed as infructuous. It is open for the petitioners to take necessary steps for early hearing of that Writ There shall be no order as to costs. as petition. r-' As a sequel. Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. //TRUE COPY// se To, 1. One CC to Sri Pasala Ponna Rao, Deputy Solicitor General of India, High Court of A.P. [OPUC] 2. Three CD Copies. ssb HIGH COURT DATED:28/04/2025 * iSMiwTnri ^ . Curreni becuon % o». ORDER WP.No.10601 of 2025 w't'15oSt"'S5StI'^ '’' 'NFRUCTUOUS