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012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [345 AT AMARAVATI

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(Special Original Jurisdiction)

WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION No: 11601 OF 2012 Between:

M.Madhusudhan …Petitioner AND Government of Andhra Pradesh Rep. by its Prl. Secretary, Electricity Department, Secretariat Hyderabad and two others. …Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri G.Bhaskar Rao Counsel for the Respondents:1. Sri P.Lakshmana Rao

2. Ld. Govt. Pleader for General Administration

3. Sri V.R.Reddy Kovvuri Ld. Standing Counsel For APSPDCL The Court made the following order:

1. The petitioner is challenging the proceedings dated

15.02.2011 whereby the petitioner was imposed punishment of withholding of two increments without cumulative besides treating the suspension period as suspension only.

2. The petitioner, while working as Assistant Divisional Engineer was charged of using unparliamentary language against the Operation & Management staff on 17.08.2010 in a drunken condition, an enquiry was conducted and the enquiry officer proposed the punishment of withholding of two increments with cumulative