APHC010682632025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] MONDAY,THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 35387/2025 Between: 1. KAMUJU SIVA CHANDRA SANKAR, S/O. CHANDRAKALA RAO, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, OCC EMPLOYEE OF APEPDCL R/O. D.NO 15 - 134 / A, KOPISETTYVARIPALEM, MUMMIDIVARAM MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE AP EASTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION LIMITED APEPDCL, REP. BY. ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, CORPORATE OFFICE, SEETHAMMADHARA, VISAKHAPATNAM 530013 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER OPERATION, APEPDCL, NEAR GODAVARI BUND ROAD, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT 533101 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, APEPDCL, JAGGAMPETA, KAKINADA DISTRICT - 4. THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, APEPDCL, PRATHIPADU, KAKINADA DISTRICT 5. THE SENIOR ACCOUNTS OFFICER, OPERATION CIRCLE, NEAR GODAVARI BUND ROAD, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EAST.GODAVARI 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 topleased to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the Respondents in payment of backwages to the Petitioner from the date of suspension till the date of reinstatement into service i.e., from 08.05.2019 to 09.08.2021, by adjustment of the amounts already paid towards subsistence allowance as arbitrary, illegal and in violation of Articles 14, 16,19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents to pay the backwages to the Petitioner from 08.05.2019 to 09.08.2021 as agreed to pay, in the interest of justice and to 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 pay the backwages to the Petitioner from 08.05.2019 to 09.08.2021 as agreed to pay. in the interest of justice and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. MSVS SUDHA RANI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. 3 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY W.P.No.35387 of 2025 ORDER: Smt. V.S.Sudha Rani, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court for withdrawal of the present petition with a liberty to agitate the claim of the petitioner subject to the outcome of the disciplinary enquiry pending against the petitioner. 2. Permission is accorded. 3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with a liberty to agitate the claim of the petitioner subject to the outcome of the disciplinary enquiry pending against the petitioner. No order as to costs. As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions if any shall stand closed. __________________ NYAPATHY VIJAY,J Date: 22.12.2025 SNI 4 1 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 35387/2025 DATE: 22.12.2025 SNI