K. Syam Kumar, S/o. Thammayya vs State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home Department

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2024 Supreme(AP) 867

SUBBA REDDY SATTI
K. Syam Kumar, S/o. Thammayya – Appellant
Versus
State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home Department – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner: S.V.R. Subrahmanyam.

ORDER :

(Subba Reddy Satti, J.) :

This writ petition is filed seeking the following relief:

“… to pass a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in initiating departmental proceedings vide the proceedings in C.No.1/Major-PR/A6/2023, dated 01-09-2023 of Office of the Superintendent of Police, Anakapalli District, along with consequential proceedings in even number dated 13-11-2023 appointing Inquiring Authority and presenting officer is arbitrary highhanded and illegal consequently direct the respondents to keep the departmental proceedings against the petitioner in abeyance pending disposal of the criminal proceedings in Cr.No.1/2023 of K. Kotapadu PS, Anakapalli District, in the interest of justice and pass such other or further order or orders …”

2. The averments in the writ affidavit, in brief, are that while the petitioner was working as HC1580 in Kotapadu Police Station, Anakapalli District, a report was lodged on 03.01.2023, by one S. Paidiraju HC-1002, Writer in the said police station, to the Sub- Inspector of Police, K. Kotapadu Police Station, alleging that an unknown person entered into case p