APHC010121282026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3208]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

WEDNESDAY,THE ELEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 6771/2026 Between:

1. G . MADHUSUDANA RAO,, S/O. G. VENKATESWARLU, AGED 59 YEARS, OCC ASSISTANT PROHIBITION AND EXCISE SUPERINTENDENT, NOW WORKING AS DISTILLERY OFFICER, M/S SENTINE BIO PRODUCTS PVT. LTD. IML UNIT, GANDEPALLI VILLAGE, KANCHIKACHERLA MANDAL, NTR DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND

1. T HE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE (EXCISE) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT

2. T HE COMMISSIONER OF PROHIBITION AND EXCISE, STATE OF A.P., MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT-S-Z-S-S03 ...RESPONDENT(S):

The Court made the following ORDER:

1. This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief:

to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not concluding the disciplinary proceedings against the petitioner vide Charge Memos T.E.C.No. 171 of 2013 on the file of Tribunal for Discipl