IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK WRIT PETITION No.34849 OF 2025 THE SECOND DAY OF DECEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE Between:

Katkuri Ramesh Reddy.

…Petitioner AND Union of India, Ministry of Power, Rep. by its Secretary to Government, Government of India, Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi and

7 others.

…Respondents

O R D E R :

With the consent of both parties, this Writ Petition is taken up for disposal at the admission stage itself.

2. 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 one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondent authorities in issuing proceedings in office order No.614 of 2012 vide ref. No.09/HR/EBG/08-09-35/1290 dt.28.08.2012 by removing the petitioner from the service without following the procedure in accordance with law under the guise of arrest in criminal case and not reinstating petitioner into service even after acquittal from the various Criminal Cases by the competent court of law as well as not considering the petitioner’s representations dt.30.06.2025 and 16.10.2025 as being illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural and also violation of Article 14, 21 of Constitution of India consequently direct the respondent authorities to reinstate the petitioner into service by setting aside the proceedings in office order No.614 of 2012 vide ref. No.09/HR/EBG/08-09-35/1290 dt. 28.08.2012 with effect from the date of removal along with full back wages and all consequential benefits and pass…”

3. Heard Sri B.V.S.S.B.K. Ranjit, learned counsel for the petitioner; Sri Angothu Nehru, learned Standing Counsel for Central Government, appearing for respondent No.1; and Sri Ch.Siddartha Sharma, learned Standing Counsel for NTPC, appearing for respondent Nos.2 to 8.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was initially appointed as Operator (O&M) vide proceedings dated 28.07.1993 and was subsequently promoted to the post of Operator Grade-III (O&M) vide proceedings dated 11.01.2000. While discharging his duties in the said post, the petitioner was removed from service on 28.08.2012 on the ground of his alleged involvement in four criminal cases, namely (i) Crime No.184 of 2007 of PS Amberpet, (ii) Crime No.230 of 2007 of II Town Police Station, Karimnagar, (iii) Crime No.96 of 2011, and (iv) Crime No.101 of 2012, both of PS NTPC, Ramagundam. Upon filing of charge sheets, these cases were numbered as S.C. No.277 of 2015 before the learned Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad; S.C. No.388 of 2013 before the learned Principal Assistant Sessions Judge, Karimnagar; S.C. No.210 of 2014 before the learned VI Additional District and Sessions Judge, Godavarikhani; and S.C. No.136 of 2014 before the learned VI Additional District and Sessions Judge, Godavarikhani. It is submitted that the petitioner was acquitted in S.C. Nos.277 of 2015, 388 of 2013, and 210 of 2014 by judgments dated 07.09.2016, 23.11.2015, and 11.12.2017, respectively. However, the petitioner was convicted in S.C. No.136 of 2014 by judgment dated 11.11.2017. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner preferred Crl.A. No.121 of 2018 before this Court and he was acquitted vide judgment dated 27.02.2025. As such, the petitioner submitted representations dated 16.10.2025 to respondent Nos.6 and 8 seeking reinstatement into service and the same are pending consideration. Hence, learned counsel prays this Court to direct respondent Nos.6 and 8 to consider the representations dated 16.10.2025 and pass appropriate orders within a time-frame to be stipulated by this Court.

5. Learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondent Nos.2 to 8 submits that the de-facto complainant has challenged the judgment dated 27.02.2025 passed by this Court in Crl.A. No.121 of 2018 by filing an S.L.P. before the Hon’ble Apex Court vide Diary