THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK WRIT PETITION NO.5447 OF 2024

ORDER:

This Writ Petition is filed seeking the following relief:

“… directing the respondents to forbear from enforcing the impugned GO RT No.424, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development (Vig-I) Department, dated 29.06.2018 of the first respondent/State Government by setting aside the same holding it to be illegal, arbitrary and invalid with a consequential direction to accord all service benefits to petitioner as if the said impugned order has not been passed …..”

2) The facts of the case, in brief, are that the petitioner was initially appointed as Assistant Executive Engineer in Panchayat Raj Engineering Services on 08.04.1992. While he was working as Assistant Executive Engineer at MPP, Wardhannapet, Warangal District, a Charge Memo bearing No.387/V.A-1/A1/2001-13, dated 07.08.2002, was communicated to the petitioner through respondent No.2 framing two charges, for which, the petitioner has submitted his defence on 10.11.2003 denying both the charges. However, an enquiry was conducted by the Chief Engineer, Panchayat Raj, who submitted the Enquiry Report vide Letter No.BPR-II/2575/2003, dated 17.09.2004, to respondent