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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
SUREPALLI NANDA
P. Bhagavan Reddy – Appellant
Versus
State of Telangana – Respondent
ORDER :
SUREPALLI NANDA, J.
Heard Sri Narayan Reddy, learned Senior Designated Counsel, appearing for Sri Bommineni Vivekananda, learned counsel on record appearing on behalf of the petitioner, and learned Government Pleader for Prohibition & Excise, appearing on behalf of the respondents.
2. The petitioner approached the Court seeking prayer as under:
“…to issue a Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not concluding the long pending departmental proceedings initiated by charge memo, vide G.O.Rt.No.722 Revenue (Vigilance-V) Department dated 25.05.2013 within the time limits of six (6) months as prescribed by way of an Order, dated 07.02.2023 passed by this Hon’ble Court in W.P.No.20695 of 2022, as illegal, arbitrary and consequently quash the departmental proceedings pending against the petitioner and further direct the respondents to release full pension and other retirement benefits to the petitioner along with interest @ 18% and pass such other or other orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the interest of justice.”
3. It is the specific case of the petitioner that the petitioner
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