This writ petition has been instituted seeking a declaration that the dismissal from service of the writ petitioner ordered by the State Government through their G.O.Ms. No. 575, dated 8.6.2009 as illegal.

The writ petitioner was working as Mandal Revenue Inspector at the relevant point of time. The Inspector of Police, Anti Corruption Bureau, Sanga Reddy, Nizamabad Range, has filed charge sheet against the writ petitioner on the file of the Principal Special Judge for SPE & ACB Cases, Hyderabad, alleging the commission of offences under Sections 7 & 13(1)(d) r/w Section 13(2) of The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 by the petitioner. It is alleged that the original complainant approached the writ petitioner with a request to enter his name and the names of his brothers in the pahanis and in the `record of rights’ based upon certain orders passed by the civil court. For discharging this official act, the writ petitioner was alleged to have demanded a sum of Rs.18,000/- as illegal gratification. Since the complainant was not willing to pay for this illegal gratification, he lodged a complaint with the Anti Corruption Bureau on 7.2.2002. Accordingly, a trap has been lai