ORDER :

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Labour.

2. This writ petition is filed to issue a Writ more in the nature of writ of Mandamus or any other writ order or direction to declare the action of the 1st respondent treating the suspension period of the petitioner not on duty vide GO Ms. No.23, Labour, Employment Training and Factories (Emp-Vig.) Department, dated 19.09.2020 as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and void being contrary to the FR 54-B and set aside the same and consequently direct the Respondents to treat the suspension period from 20/06/1998 to 08/08/2001 as on duty for all purposes with all consequential benefits.

3. The case of the petitioner, in brief, is as follows :

(a) The petitioner was initially appointed as Junior Assistant on compassionate grounds on 01.10.1984 at District Employment Exchange (Technical), Hyderabad and promoted as Senior Assistant in the year 1992 and as Superintendent on 08.08.2016.

(b) The petitioner was placed under suspension by the 2nd respondent on 20.06.1998 that a case was registered against him under Section 13(1)(c)(d) read with Section 13 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 read