T. MEENA KUMARI, A. GOPAL REDDY, R. SUBHASH REDDY, J. J. J.

( 1 ) A Division Bench of this Court presided by the then Chief Justice Hon ble Sri Devinder gupta by its order dated 15-12-2004 felt proviso to Rule 45 (1) of the Andhra Pradesh civil Services (Classification, Control and appeal) Rules, 1991 (for short "the 1991 rules") appears to have not taken note of by the Full Bench in V. Venkata Bharani v. High Court of A. P. , 2001 (6) ALD 476 = 2001 (6) ALT 255 (FB), which in its turn had approved the ratio laid down by the division Bench of this Court in V. Rajamallaiah v. High Court of A. P. , 2001 (3) ALD 625 = 2001 (5) ALT 228 (DB), and thus referred the matter to the Full bench to consider the question as to the legality and validity of disciplinary proceedings continued against the petitioner under A. P. Civil Services (Classification, Control and appeal) Rules, 1963 (for short "the 1963 rules") after 1991 Rules were adopted by the High Court. On placing the matter before the Full Bench, it held that the departmental enquiry held against the petitioner and the order of punishment of compulsory retirement imposed on her were under 1963 Rules; and the entire disciplinary actio

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