APHC010012862021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3458] WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 1016/2021 Between: 1. SANE VENKATA VEERA RAGHAVA REDDY, S/O. S.VENKATA SIVA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, OCC SENIOR ASSOCIATE (UNDER SUSPENSION) STATE BANK OF INDIA, TOWN BRANCH, ANANTAPURAMU. ...PETITIONER AND 1. STATE BANK OF INDIA, AMARAVATHI, LHO, 1ST FLOOR, NEXT TO LECTURE HALL, GUN FOUNDRY BUILDING, GUN FOUNDRY, HYDERABAD. REP. BY ITS CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER. 2. CHIEF MANAGER AND ENQUIRING AUTHORITY, STATE BANK OF INDIA, AMARAVATHI, LHO, 1ST FLOOR, NEXT TO LECTURE HALL, GUN FOUNDRY BUILDING, GUN FOUNDRY, HYDERABAD. 3. THE DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITY AND REGIONAL MANAGER, SBI REGION-1, RBO, ANANTAPUR (URBAN), ANANTAPURAMU DISTRICT. 4. THE ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER OAD, AMARAVATHI, LHO, GUN FOUNDRY, HYDERABAD. ...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 to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the action of the respondents in initiating departmental enquiry in 2 Ref.1A/ASRK/2020- 21/34 dated 11.11.2020 and criminal proceedings on same set of allegations against the petitioner pending in CC.No.595/2019 on the file of the Hon'ble Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Anantapuramu for an offence U/sec.409 and 420 IPC as illegal, arbitrary and consequently stay the departmental enquiry till the completion of the trial in CC.No.595/2019 on the file of the Hon'ble Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Anantapuramu and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2021 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 stay all further proceedings including departmental proceedings pursuant to the letter of the 2nd respondent issued in Ref.1A/ASRK/2020- 21/34 dated 11.11.2020 on any adjourned date, pending disposal of the writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. O MANOHER REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. VENKATA RAMA RAO KOTA The Court made the following: ORDER: Heard Sri K. Devi Prasanna Kumar, learned counsel representing Sri O. Manoher Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Venkata Rama Rao Kota, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent Nos.1 to 3. 2. The challenge in the Writ Petition is to the proceedings of the respondent No.2, dated 11.11.2020 in initiating departmental enquiry against the petitioner. 3. When the matter has been taken up for consideration today, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents has placed before 3 the Court a copy of instructions received by him in the case. A perusal of the same would reflect that pursuant to the proceedings initiated for conducting of departmental proceedings, punishment was imposed vide proceedings, dated 30.11.2021 removing the petitioner from services after granting superannuation benefits i.e., pension and provident fund and Gratuity. Learned Standing Counsel further submits that the petitioner has also filed an appeal before the Appellate authority and the appeal was dismissed. 4. Having regard to the same, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, all pending miscellaneous applications shall stand closed. ______________________________ JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA Date: 24.09.2025 MSI 4 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 1016/2021 Date: 24.09.2025 MSI