P a g e | 1 APHC010033662024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE 10th DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BALAJI MEDAMALLI WRIT PETITION NO: 1880 OF 2024 Between: 1. M.Harshavardhan Reddy,, S/o Ramanaiah , aged about 45 years old , Occ outsources Work Inspector (removal from services) R/o Kamapasamudram, marripadu Mandalam, SPSR Nellore District. ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its. Principal Secretary, Department of A.P. Housing Corporation Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. 2. The District Collector, Nellore SPSR Nellore District. 3. The Managing Director, A.P. Housing Corporation APSHCL, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 4. The Project Director, A.P. Housing Corporation APSHCL, 5th cross Road, Chandramouli Nagar, Vedayapalem, Nellore- 524004. SPSR Nellore District. 5. The Deputy Engineer, A.P. Housing Corporation APSHCL, Udayagiri Mandal, Nellore SPSR Nellore District. 6. The Asst Engineer, A.P. Housing Corporation APSHCL, Udayagiri Mandal, Nellore SPSR Nellore District. ...Respondents P a g e | 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 pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of certiorari calling for the records of the impugned Removal Order dt. 18-01-2024 vide Rc. No. 41/OS/2024/AM passed by Respondent No.2 i.e., passed by the District Collector, Nellore and declaring the action of the respondents in passing the Removal Order dt. 18-01-2024 without giving any notice the petitioner an opportunity of personal hearing and also without assigning any proper reason or following the due procedure of law as arbitrary, illegal, illogical, oppressive and in violation of Article 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India, and to quash the impugned Order and consequently to direct the respondents to re-instate the petitioner on the Rolls of the Work Inspector Outsources with all consequential benefits and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: SURESH KUMAR ROUTHU Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR SERVICES I Counsel for the Respondents:MALLIKHARJUNA MOORTHY K (SC FOR A.P HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED) P a g e | 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BALAJI MEDAMALLI W.P.No.1880 of 2024 ORDER: On 20.07.2026, learned Standing Counsel for AP Housing Corporation Limited submitted as under: “…the petitioner has been reinstated into service and that his salaries have been paid up to June 2026. It was further submitted that no disciplinary proceedings are pending against the petitioner. The proceedings dated 08.02.2024 issued by the District Collector, reinstating the petitioner to duty, have been placed on record” 2. Accordingly, on 20.07.2026, at the request of learned counsel for the petitioner, the matter was adjourned for obtaining instructions as to whether any cause survives or not. 3. Today, learned Standing Counsel placed the proceedings dated 01.08.2026, wherein it is stated that the petitioner was reinstated into service. 4. Recording the same, the writ petition is closed as nothing remains to adjudicate the matter. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________ JUSTICE BALAJI MEDAMALLI Date: 10.08.2026 Dvs P a g e | 4 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BALAJI MEDAMALLI 98 W.P.No.1880 of 2024 Dt: 10.08.2026 Dvs