1. Challenging the order in O.A. No. 9055 of 2013 passed by the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal at Hyderabad (for short, 'the Tribunal') dated 22-08-2014, the State filed this Writ Petition. The 1st respondent, in response to the notification issued by the State Level Police Recruitment Board, applied for the post of Stipendiary Cadet Trainee Police Constable (Civil) (Men) (Post Code No. 21) (for brevity, 'SCTPCCM'). His application was accepted; he got through the tests specified under the notification and, ultimately, got selected for the said post. The petitioners called for attestation form in Annexure-I from the 1st respondent and he submitted his attestation form as required in Annexure-I on 20-09-2012. To his misfortune, the petitioners denied posting as SCTPCCM on the ground that the 1st respondent involved in a criminal case and issued proceedings in R.C. No. 528/R&T/Genl.2/2012 dated 06-11-2013.

The 1st respondent challenged denial of posting by filing O.A. No. 9055 of 2013 on the ground that he was acquitted for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 324, 307, 302 r/w 149 of the Indian Penal Code (for brevity, T.P.C.) in crime No. 3 of 2005 of Veldur