APHC010177632024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3208]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

FRIDAY,THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 9053/2024 Between:

Gudipoodi Balakrishna ...PETITIONER AND The Union Of India and Others ...RESPONDENT(S)

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. SODUM ANVESHA Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. (ASST SOLICITOR GENERAL OF INDIA)

2. K LAKSHMI NARASIMHA (SC FOR AB)

3. VENKATESWARLU GUNDUBOINA (CENTRAL GOVT COUNSEL)

The Court made the following:

ORDER:

1. This writ petition is filed seeking to declare the order of the 5^th respondent dated 31.03.2023 in imposing the compulsorily retiring the petitioner and the consequential order of the 4^th respondent dated 20.07.2023 and the order of the

3^rd respondent dated 08.02.2024 duly confirming the said punishment as arbitrary, illegal and irregular.

2. The petitioner being employee in banking institution that too working as a Head Cashier, Duddukur Branch, Panguluru Village, Prakasam District. Based on certain dereliction of duties and negligence in duty, disciplinary proceedings have been initiated and after following the procedure, p