APHC010401322002 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3506] THURSDAY,THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN WRIT PETITION NO: 23776/2002 Between: 1.P.V. PADMANABHAN, S/O. KRISHNAN NAMBIAR 3RD ENGINEER OFFICER DREDGING CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED, DREDGE HOUSE, PORT AREA, ...PETITIONER AND 1.DREDGING CORP OF INDIA LTD VIZAG ANR, DREDGING CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED DREDGE HOUSE, PORT AREA, VISAKHAPATNAM 2.THE CHAIRMAN CUM MANAGING DIRECTOR, DREDGING CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED DREDGE HOUSE, PORT AREA, VISAKHAPATNAM ...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 toto set aside the proceedings contained in No. DCI/PAF/FE- II/03/1350/2001, Dated: 10-10-2001 issued by the Respondent No. 2 herein through which the punishment of Reversion to the next lower rank of 4th Engineer Officer (C) at the minimum of the Scale of Pay for a period of 2 years was imposed on the petitioner herein and consequential proceedings contained in No. DCI/PAF/FE.II/03/1350/2002, Dated: 10-4-2002, issued by the Respondent No. 1 confirming the punishment imposed upon by the Respondent No. 2 herein, as bad, illegal, arbitrary discriminatory, irrational, illogical, opposed to the Principles of Natural Justice and violative of Articles 14,16 and 21 of the Constitution of india, and consequently direct the Respondents herein to treat the Petitioner herein as 3rd Engineer Officer (C) with all consequently benefits and attendant benefits including arrears of salary, Seniority and promotion etc., by the issuance Writ, order (s) more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2002(WPMP 29839 OF 2002 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 operation of the impugned proceedings contained in No. DCI/PAF/FE-II/03/1350/2001, dated. 10-10-2001 issued by the Respondent No. 2 and consequential Proceedings contained in No. DCI/PAF/FE.II/03/1350/2002, dated 10-4-2002 issued by the Respondent No. 1 herein and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.J SUDHEER Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.VADAPALLI RAMESH 2.. The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN WRIT PETITION No.23776 of 2002 ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that despite repeated efforts to get in touch with the petitioner, no instructions have been issued so far. Therefore, learned counsel for the petitioner expresses inability to proceed with the matter. 2. Learned counsel for the respondents is present. As the petitioner is not actively participating to assist the learned counsel for disposal of the matter, it appears that he is not interested in pursuing the present writ petition. 3. In view of the same, the present Writ Petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. However, liberty is granted to revive the same, if the cause still survives. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, if any pending and the Interim order granted earlier, if any, shall stand closed. _______________________________ JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANAJAN Date: 22.01.2026 CVD