JUDGMENT :

RAVI NATH TILHARI, J.

1. Heard Sri G.V.S. Kishore Kumar, learned Government Pleader, Services-I, for the petitioners and Sri G. Venkata Krishnaiah, learned counsel for the respondent.

2. This writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed challenging the judgment and order dated 15.02.2017 passed by the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal at Hyderabad (in short “Tribunal”) in O.A.No. 3069 of 2016.

3. By order impugned, the Original Application filed by the present respondent was allowed and the Charge Memo dated 10.07.2013, consequential letter No. 600/2012-M3, dated 14.05.2014 and the final notice issued by the 2nd respondent therein in Ref.No. 6166/2016/A&DC-I, dated 13.06.2016, issued by respondents No. 2, 3 & 2 respectively in the O.A (the present petitioners) have been set aside.

4. Briefly stated the facts of the case as per the writ petition are that, the respondent-B.M.Chanakya Raju was working as Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) in Nellore District. While he was working as Forest Range Officer (FRO) in Kurnool District, as part of his duties he recommended for shifting of 4 saw mills within 5 kilometers radius of the nearest reserve for