The government holds discretion to terminate appointments of Public Prosecutors without inquiry or specific reasons, provided procedural mandates of applicable instructions are adhered to, maintaining the contractual nature of the relationship.

ORDER :

N.V. Shravan Kumar, J.

Since in all these writ petitions, the petitioners are challenging the termination of their appointments as Additional Public Prosecutors, Special Public Prosecutors and the issues involved in batch of writ petitions are identical, they are being taken up for analogous hearing with the consent of learned counsel for the parties for disposal.

2. W.Ps. No.1612, 1615 OF 2024 (Learned counsel Sri V.Rohith, for the petitioners on record, represented by the learned Senior Counsel Sri V. Ravi Kiran Rao)

3. These writ petitions are filed seeking Writ of Certiorari calling for the records relating to the order passed by the respondent No.1, Principal Secretary to Government, Home (Courts A-1) Department, dated 04-01-2024 terminating the services of the petitioners as Additional Public Prosecutors (Tenure) for the Court of V Additional District and Sessions Judge Court, Bodhan and Senior Civil Judge-cum-Assistant Sessions Judge Court, Bodhan, respectively, alleging that they have violated Model Code of Conduct during the Telangana State Legislative Assembly Elections-2023, without issuing any notice and without causing any enquiry and seeking to quash the said proceedings dated 04.01.2024 duly declaring the same as arbitrary, illegal, as gross violation of principles of natural justice and violation of Article 14 of Constitution of India and contrary to Clause 9 of Telangana Law Officers (Appointment and Conditions of Service) Instructions, 2000 issued vide G.O.Ms.No.187 Law (L) Department dated 06-12-2000.

W.Ps. No.28817, 29224, 29238, 29272, 29275, 29285, 29626, 29630, 29658, 29677, 30033 and 30574 of 2024

4. The learned counsel Sri M.A.K.Mukheed appearing for the petitioners in W.Ps. No.28817, 29224, 29238, 29272, 29275, 29285, 29626, 29630 and 30574 of 2024 and the learned counsel Sri V.Rohith appearing for the petitioners on record in W.Ps. No.29658 of 2024 and the learned counsel Sri S.Rama Mohan Rao, appearing for the petitioners on record in W.Ps. No.29677 and 30033 of 2024.

5. These writ petitions are filed seeking a Writ of Mandamus declaring the orders passed by the respondent No.1, Special Chief Secretary to Government, vide G.O.Rt.No.773, 842, 844, 724, 739, 839, 722, 760, 767, 738, 714 and 715, Home (Courts A-1) Department dated 10-09-2024, 25-09-2024, 25-09-2024, 29-08-2024, 31-08-2024, 25-09-2024, 28-08-2024, 05-09-2024, 10-09-2024, 31-08-2024, 27-08-2024 and 27-08-2024, relieving the Petitioners from their posts as Additional Public Prosecutor, IV-ADJ-cum-IV AMSJ Court-cum-I Additional Family Court, Ranga Reddy District at L.B. Nagar, Ranga Reddy; Public Prosecutor, Principal District and Sessions Judge-cum-Family Court at Malkajgiri, Medchal Malkajgiri District; Additional Public Prosecutor, Family Court-cum-II Additional District Judge Court, Hanumakonda; Additional Public Prosecutor, I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Jogulamba Gadwal District; Additional Public Prosecutor, I Additional District & Sessions Judge, at Bhongir, YadadriBhuvanagiri District; Additional Public Prosecutor, V Additional District and Sessions Judge Court, Ranga Reddy District-cum-V Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge at L.B. Nagar, Ranga Reddy District; Special Public Prosecutor, Fast Track Special Court for Expeditious Trial and Disposal of Rape and Protection of Children against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act Cases, Kothagudem; Additional Public Prosecutor, I Additional Assistant Sessions Court at Bhongir, YadadriBhuvanagiri District; Additional Public Prosecutor