JUDGMENT

Dr. K. Manmadha Rao, J. - This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following relief:

'.....to issue a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in continuing the petitioner under prolonged suspension in pursuance of proceedings of 2nd respondent in C. No. 38/A2-PRs/2020, dated 03.06.2020 and further in not concluding the disciplinary proceedings initiated in pursuance of Charge Memo C. No. 38/ACB-A4/2020-21, dated 30.10.2021 issued by the 2nd respondent and the rejection order in C. No. 38/ACB-A-JD(CZ)/2021, dated 28.03.2022 of the 4th respondent as illegal, arbitrary, violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and further direct the 2nd respondent to permit the petitioner to engage a legal practitioner to defend in the disciplinary proceedings and pass such other orders.'

2. The brief facts of the case are that the petitioner was appointed as Junior Stenographer in the year 2012 and while she was working in the office of 3rd respondent, the petitioner was placed under suspension vide proceedings dated 03.06.2020 on the ground tha