ORDER:

The present Writ Petition came to be filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief:-

“to issue any writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in extending the suspension period until further orders by way of impugned orders vide Cr.No.948/2021/CSEB/B1- 1, dated 27.10.2021 without serving currency of charge sheet for more than three months which is contrary to the principles laid down by the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Ajay Kumar Choudhary Vs Union of India and another reported in 2015 (2) SCR 415 as illegal, arbitrary and violation of principles of natural justice and also Articles 14, 19, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to reinstate the petitioner forthwith into the services and pass such order or orders…..”.

2. The facts of the case are that the petitioner was appointed as Inspector of Special Enforcement Bureau in Andhra Pradesh Excise Department on 01.11.2007. While so, on 27.03.2021, a case in F.I.R.No.04/RCT-OGL/2021 of ACB Police Station, Ongole, Prakasam District, was registered against the petitioner for