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A. V. SESHA SAI, V. SRINIVAS
S. Venkateswara Rao, S/o. S. Ch. Kasaiah – Appellant
Versus
Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary to Government, Home Department – Respondent
ORDER :
A.V. Sesha Sai, J.
Challenge in the present Writ Petition is, to the Order dated 06.10.2004, passed by the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal (hereinafter called the Tribunal) in O.A.No.10502 of 2002 and the Memo No.32921/Police.D/A1/2000-4 dated 17.04.2002 issued by the 1st respondent State Government.
2. Briefly stated the facts and circumstances, leading to the filing of the present writ petition are as under :
The applicant/petitioner herein was initially appointed as Police Constable on 15.05.1977. On the ground that the petitioner herein along with certain others participated in Dharna at the APSP Battalion Headquarters, disciplinary proceedings were initiated against 28 Constables including the petitioner. The Commandant, 2nd Battalion, APSP Kurnool, Kurnool District-3rd respondent herein passed an Order vide proceedings P.R.212/81, dated 14.06.1984, inflicting on the petitioner the punishment of dismissal from service. The petitioner herein approached the composite High Court of Andhra Pradesh by filing a Writ Petition. The said Writ Petition came to be disposed of by the composite High Court, directing the petitioner herein to avail the alternative remedy by filing
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