THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK WRIT PETITION NO.24274 OF 2025

ORDER:

This Writ Petition is filed seeking the following relief:

“…. declaring the orders passed by the 2nd respondent in proc. No.

C.E. (RRGN) / WGL/SA/A3/Court Case W.P.No.4135/ 2017/2024- 09/2580 dated 25.7.2025 communicated on 4.8.2025 imposing punishment of removal from service without conducting any enquiry and without there being any evidence in utter violation of Article 14, 16, 21 and 31 (2) of Constitution of India R/w. Rule 20 of T.S.C.S. & CCA Rules and consequently declare that the petitioner is entitled to continue in service with all consequential attendant benefits in the interest of justice….”

2) Heard Sri P.V. Ramana, learned counsel for the petitioner, and learned Government Pleader for Services-I appearing for the respondents.

3) Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner was considered for appointment as Office Subordinate in the Office of the Superintendent Engineer, I&CAD, Irrigation, Warangal, vide order dated 28.07.2016, on being sponsored from the Employment Exchange. The minimum qualification for the said post is VII Class and the petitioner has studied X class by attending classes regularly and passed in the year 2005.

Thereafter, he also completed Intermediate at A.P. Tribal Welfare School, Khanapur Mandal, Warangal District, in the year 2005. Though he prosecuted Degree B.Sc., he could not complete it. After his appointment as Office Subordinate, the Superintendent Engineer, Warangal, addressed a letter dated 02.07.2016 to the District Education Officer for verification of VII class certificate, which was produced by the petitioner. Further, the petitioner has produced the VII Class certificate issued in the year 2002 by Vivek Vardhini Aided School, Narsampet, Warangal District. The Head Master of the said School sent a letter dated 08.08.2016 stating that the then Correspondent of Vivek Vardhini Aided School, Narsampet, who issued the certificate in the year 2002, has died and further stated that the Admission Register and Nominal Register were eaten by white ants and were damaged. The said Certificate issued by the then Head Master was not intact forwarded by the Mandal Education Officer (MEO) to the District Educational Officer (DEO). Further, while sending the report dated 09.08.2016, the MEO has stated that the Admission Register in respect of the petitioner was not found in the Aided School, which finding is contrary to the letter dated 08.08.2016 addressed by the Head Master. Further, on 29.09.2016, the DEO, Warangal, has addressed a letter to the Superintendent Engineer stating that concerned records are not found in the school. Thereafter, the matter was placed before the District Collector, who ultimately directed the competent authority to take action. In pursuance thereof, the DEO, Warangal, vide order dated 03.02.2017 has stated that the letter dated 29.09.2016 for VII Class Tabulation in the Admission Register are not found in Vivek Vardhani Aided School, Narsampet. Only on the said ground, without issuing any notice, the termination order dated 03.02.2017 was passed. Challenging the same, petitioner has filed W.P.No.4135 of 2017 wherein initially this Court has granted interim orders of suspension on 08.02.2017 and thereafter the matter was finally disposed on 29.08.2023 setting aside the termination order, however, liberty was granted to the respondents to proceed further after following due process of law. Consequently, on 21.02.2024, a show cause notice has been issued to the petitioner calling for his explanation as to why the major punishment of removal shall not be imposed upon him, for which, the petitioner has submitted a reply on 10.04.2024 seeking 15 days further time to file the reply and accordingly on 26.04.2024 the petitioner has filed a detailed reply stating that issuance of show cause without conducting any enquiry under Rule 20 of Telangana State Civil Services (Classificati