1 APHC010112092026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3208] FRIDAY,THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 6044/2026 Between: 1. M BHARATH, S/O. M. KRISHNAMURTHY, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, OCC. V.R.O., GRADE -1 KOTHAVARIPALLI VILLAGE - 1, MADANAPALLE MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT (OLD), ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT, A.P. PIN CODE 517325. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVT., REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, A.P. 522237. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT (NEW), CHITTOOR DISTRICT (OLD) A.P. PIN CODE 517325. 3. THE SUBCOLLECTOR, MADANAPALLE DIVISION, MADANAPALLE, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT (NEW), CHITTOOR DISTRICT (OLD) A.P. PIN CODE 517325. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, MADANAPALLE MANDAL. MADANAPALLE DIVISION, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT (NEW) CHITTOOR DISTRICT (OLD), A.P. PIN CODE 517325. 5. THE MANDAL REVENUE INSPECTOR, MADANAPALLE MANDAL. ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT (NEW), CHITTOOR DISTRICT (OLD), A.P. PIN 2 CODE 517325. ...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 in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the Order passed vide proceedings No. Ref.No. A4/803/2025 dated 21.04.2025 placing petitioner under prolonged suspension is illegal, arbitrary, against natural principles of natural justice and contrary to the Article 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and set aside the same. And consequently direct the 1st respondent to continue the petitioner in the service by dropping all further proceedings in connection to the report submitted by the 3rd , 4th and 5th Respondents, by paying full salary for the period petitioner in suspension period and to 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 to pass interim direction to continue the petitioner in service by suspending the Order passed vide proceedings Ref.No. A4/803/2025 dated 21.04.2025 pending disposal of the W.P., and to pass IA NO: 2 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 pleased to pass interim direction to drop all further proceedings in connection to the reports submitted by the Respondents No. 3 to 5 by paying the subsistence allowance which was not paid and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. KISHORE KUMAR.A Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES I 3 The Court made the following: ORDER: The present writ petition is filed questioning the suspension order dated 21.04.2025 placing the petitioner under suspension as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the 1st respondent to continue the petitioner in service by dropping all further proceedings in connection with the report submitted by the respondents. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that on perusal of the impugned order dated 21.04.2025 itself clearly establishes that the petitioner has not received any amounts. Further the allegations made in the news item published in the Telugu daily that the Tahsildar in his enquiry report clearly stated that the VRO recommended to initiate disciplinary action against the petitioner without proper application of facts and without even enquiring the petitioner. In the said circumstances, the respondent authorities should not have placed the petitioner’s service under suspension that too prolonged suspension. The same is contrary to G.O.Ms.No.22 dated 29.02.2024. 3. On facts, there is no direct allegations against the petitioner. The respondents should have passed an order as per the above referred G.O and dropped the proceedings or conclude the proceedings as per G.O.Ms.No.91 General Administration (SER.C) Department, dated 12.09.2022. 4 4. Reply to the said contention, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents placed instructions of the District Collector, Annamayya District dated 07.03.2026. According to the said instructions, the respondents would consider the representation of the petitioner in terms of the G.O.Ms.No.22 dated 29.02.2024 and reviewed the suspension of the petitioner. 5. Considering the said submission without going into merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner in terms of G.O.Ms.No.22 dated 29.02.2024 and pass appropriate orders within a period one month from the date of receipt of copy of this order. No order as to costs. Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in the writ petition shall stand closed. _____________ D. RAMESH,J Date:13.03.2026 Gk. 5 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D. RAMESH 25 WRIT PETITION No.6044 OF 2026 Date:13.03.2026 Gk