JUDGMENT

Arup Kumar Goswami, J.

1. This appeal is directed against an order dated 20.02.2020 passed by the learned single Judge in W.P. No. 16176 of 2014, whereby the writ petition challenging G.O. Ms. No. 30, Irrigation & Command Area Development (IW: Services VI 1) Department dated 29.05.2014, ordering for prosecution of the petitioner (appellant herein) was dismissed.

2. Heard Mr. K. Rathanga Pani Reddy, learned counsel for the appellant and Mr. S.M. Subhani, learned standing counsel for Anti Corruption Bureau, appearing for respondent No. 2.

3. Appellant in the present appeal shall be referred to as the petitioner.

4. The case of the petitioner, in short, as presented in the writ affidavit is that the petitioner joined as Assistant Executive Engineer on 10.11.1987 and was subsequently promoted as Deputy Executive Engineer in HLC Localization Sub-Division, Garladinne, Anantapur Division on 08.12.2007. While serving as such, respondent No. 2, i.e. the Director General, Anti Corruption Bureau, registered a case in Cr. No. 3/RCA-ATP/2010 under Section 13(2) read with 13(1)(e) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (for short, "the Act of 1988") alleging that petitioner is in possession o