APHC010010722026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] THURSDAY,THE EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 744/2026 Between: 1. A V RAMANA MURTHY, S/O. A. RAMA RAO, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, OCC. SENIOR FACULTY, A.P STATE FOREST ACADEMY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 2. R.V.R VASANTHA,, D/O. R. RAMU NAIDU, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, OCC. ASSISTANT BEAT OFFICER, DFO, ANAKAPALLI DIVISION, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. B. RAJA,, S/O. B. GANGARAJU (LATE), AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, OCC. ASSISTANT BEAT OFFICER, VISAKHAPATNAM RANGE, VISAKHAPATNAM DIVISION, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 4. V.V.S.K. VARMA,, S/O. V. KANNAMA RAJU, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, OCC. DEPUTY RANGE OFFICER VANTLAMAMIDI SECTION, JEENABADU RANGE, PADERU DIVISION, ASR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 5. KAKI ESWARA RAO, , S/O. K. KONDALA RAO, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, OCC. ASSISTANT BEAT OFFICER, Z. KOTHAPATNAM BEAT, CHODAVARAM RANGE, ANAKAPALLI DIVISION, DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICE, ANAKAPALLI ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER(S) AND p. 2 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FOREST DEPARTMENT, ARANYA BHAVAN, P.V.S. LAND MARK NEAR APIIC TOWERS, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. -522503 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY, REVENUE (VIGILANCE-ILL) DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. - 522238 3. THE PRI CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS AND HEAD OF FOREST FORCE, , MANGALAGIRI -522503 GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4. THE CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, VISAKHAPATNAM CIRCLE, ANDHRA PRADESH - 530002 5. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT. - 535001 6. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, ANAKAPALLE DISTRICT. - 531001 7. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. - 530001 8. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, ANAKAPALLE, VISAKHAPATNAM. - 531001 ...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 topleased to issue a writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring that the initiation and continuation of disciplinary proceedings against the petitioners during the year 2023 in respect of an incident alleged to have occurred in the year 2014 as being arbitrary, illegal, vitiated by the delay, contrary to the time limit stipulated for completion of enquiries in G.O. Ms. No. 679 dated 01-11-2008, G.O. Ms. No. 679 dated 01-11-2008, G.O. Ms. No.91 dated 12- 09- 2022 and provisions of Rule 20 of ARCS (CC and A) Rules, 1991 and in violation of Article 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2026 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 p. 3 pleased to suspend the operation of proceedings pursuant to the impugned disciplinary action initiated against the petitioners during the year 2023 in respect of an incident of the year 2014, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. MANDALIKA KAVYA SUDHA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES I 2. GP FOR SERVICES II The Court made the following: p. 4 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 744/2026 ORDER:- Learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the present writ petition, with a request to grant liberty to file fresh writ petition. Permission is accorded. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn granting liberty to the petitioners to file writ petition afresh. No order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _______________________ JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY Date: 08.01.2026 TVN p. 5 29 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION No.744 OF 2026 Date: 08.01.2026 TVN