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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
RAVI NATH TILHARI, CHALLA GUNARANJAN
B. Krishna Kumar – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Ravi Nath Tilhari, J.
Heard Sri K.R.K.V. Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Venna Hemanth Kumar, learned Central Government Counsel for the respondents 1 to 6.
2. The petitioner was the applicant in O.A.No.958 of 2011 (in short OA) before the Central Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad Bench, Hyderabad (in short, the Tribunal). The same was dismissed on 15.02.2012 and challenging the said judgment, the present writ petition was filed.
3. The petitioner shall be referred as the applicant and the respondent as the respondent.
I. FACTS:
4. The applicant was appointed as Peon in Vijaywada Division of South Central Railways. He was later on promoted to the post of Junior Clerk-cum-Typist, after the said promotion panel was approved by the Additional Divisional Railway Manager, Vijayawada Division, South Central Railway-2nd respondent in terms of the proceedings dated 13.03.1997 issued by the 3rd respondent-the Senior Divisional Personnel Officer, Vijayawada Division. While working as Junior Clerk (Mechanical Bills), pursuant to a Vigilance trap dated 28.10.2009 the applicant was served with a charge memo vide Memorandum No.B/P227/IV/2009/3/Vig., dated 14.12.2009 by t
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