Date of reserve for orders -- Date of pronouncement 23.06.2026 Date of uploading 29.06.2026 APHC010057732023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3459] TUESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM WRIT PETITION No.2840/2023 Between: M. RAMA LAKSHMAIAH, S/O.NAGAIAH, AGED 33 YEARS, OCC: FIELD ASSISTANT/SENIOR MATE AT D.W.M.A, TELLAPADU GRAM PANCHAYAT, KALASAPADU MANDAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS AT VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, PVS ICON BUILDING, TADEPALLI VILLAGE AND MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. THE CHIEF VIGILANCE OFFICER, O/O. COMMISSIONARATE OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 4. THE SCHEME DIRECTOR AND JOINT SECRETARY, DISTRICT WATER MANAGEMENT AGENCY, KADAPA, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 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 to issue a writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the high-handed action of the respondents in issuing the impugned proceedings vide R.C.No.C9/330/Kalasapadu (M)/15 S.A/2022 dated 22.11.2022 and arbitrarily suspending the petitioner from his service by without giving an opportunity of being heard, without considering his explanation and without conducting a fair enquiry despite off having ample evidence to prove the petitioner's innocence and imposing hefty penalties on the petitioner as highly illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional, unjust and violative of Principles of Natural Justice, Rule of Law and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 300 of the Constitution of India and against the procedure contemplated under the A.P Civil Service C.C.A Rules, 1991, consequentially set- aside the impugned proceedings issued vide R.C.No.C9/330/Kalasapadu (M)/15 S.A/2022 dated 22.11.2022 and direct the respondents herein to reinstate the petitioner into his service as Field Assistant/Senior Mate at D.W.M.A, Tellapadu Gram Panchayat, Kalasapadu Mandal, YSR Kadapa District. IA No.1 OF 2023 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 set-aside the impugned proceedings issued vide R.C.No.C9/330/Kalasapadu (M)/15 S.A/2022 dated 22.11.2022 and direct the respondents herein to reinstate the petitioner into his service as Field Assistant/Senior 5. THE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER, DISTRICT WATER MANAGEMENT AGENCY, KADAPA, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 6. THE DISTRICT VIGILANCE OFFICER, DISTRICT WATER MANAGEMENT AGENCY, KADAPA, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 7. THE ASSISTANT PROJECT DIRECTOR, DISTRICT WATER MANAGEMENT AGENCY, BADVEL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): 3 Mate at D.W.M.A, Tellapadu Gram Panchayat, Kalasapadu Mandal, YSR Kadapa District, pending disposal of the above Writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. S V INDIRA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES IV 2. B V APARNA LAKSHMI The Court made the following 4 ORDER: Smt. S.V. Indira, learned counsel for the petitioner, appeared through online in the morning session. When the matter is taken up for hearing, again at 02:15 p.m., there was no representation on her behalf. However, Sri M.S.R. Chandra Murthy, learned counsel, appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.4 to 7, submits that the petitioner has been reinstated into service vide proceedings of the 4th respondent in R.C.No.811/HR/FA/BDL/2024, dated 01.11.2024, and submits that no further orders are required in this Writ Petition. Recording the aforesaid submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. Consequently, Miscellaneous Applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________ JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM Date:23.06.2026 DSH Whether the order is: Speaking √ Reasoned Reportable Non-Reportable √