THE HON’BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE SUJOY PAUL AND THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE RENUKA YARA WRIT APPEAL No.377 of 2025 JUDGMENT: (Per the Hon’ble the Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul)

Sri L.Prabhakar Reddy, learned counsel for the appellant and Sri Ramesh Chilla, learned counsel for the respondents.

2. With the consent, finally heard.

3. This intra Court appeal assails the order of the learned Single Judge passed in W.P.No.15065 of 2021, dated 30.12.2024, whereby the learned Single Judge interfered with the punishment of dismissal imposed on respondent No.1 (writ petitioner No.1) on 07.01.2021 for the reason that on similar facts, respondent No.1 was subjected to criminal case and he was honourably acquitted from the said case.

4. Learned counsel for the appellant/employer assailed the findings of the learned Single Judge by contending that the findings are running from paragraph No.10 to 13. If the said paragraphs are read carefully, it will be clear that only one finding was given in paragraph No.10 that the criminal case was pending on the very same facts on which the departmental enquiry was conducted. Thereafter, the principles of law laid down by the Supreme Court in G.M.Tank v. Sta