APHC010086012023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3208]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

THURSDAY,THE TWELFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 4361/2023 Between:

A Seshagiri Rao ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S)

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. K SRINIVASA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR SERVICES I WRIT PETITION NO: 4368/2023 Between:

Yemineni Gopiraju ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S)

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. K SRINIVASA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR SERVICES I The C ourt made the following:

COMMON ORDER:

1. Since the issue involved in both the writ petitions is one and the same, both the writ petitions are disposed of by way of this common order. 2. Both the writ petitions are filed challenging the impugned proceedings C.No.12/A5/OE/PR/2018, D.O.No.584/2022, dated 05.09.2022, issued by the 4^th respondent awarding the punishment of removal from service and the consequential orders issued by the 3^rd respondent dated 14.12.2022 rejecting the appeal petition as being illegal, arbitrary, unju