(per the Hon’ble Mr.Justice

B. Prakash Rao)

Heard Sri G. Vidyasagar, the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Services II appearing on behalf of the respondents.

2. The petitioner, who has been working as an Executive Officer under the first respondent, files this writ petition, inter alia, seeking a mandamus declaring the dismissal proceedings dated 3-10-2002 as violative under Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India, apart from being in the teeth of the mandate as per Rule 20 of the A.P. Civil Services Code (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1991 (‘the Rules’ for brevity) for want of enquiry and consequently seeking to set aside the proceedings dated 3-10-2002 issued by the first respondent dismissing the appellant from service and the order dated 7-5-2004 in O.A. No.9816 of 2002 on the file of the A.P. Administrative Tribunal (‘APAT’ for brevity) dismissing the application filed under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 and for issuance of other consequential directions.

3. Having regard to the substantial plea taken in the writ petition as to the want of enquiry as prov