HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No. 27597 OF 2017

O R D E R:

Petitioner questions the order dated 18.01.2017 of the 2^nd respondent – Managing Director of Telangana State Housing Corporation Limited, Hyderabad whereby and whereunder he was dismissed from service with immediate effect apart from ordering recovery of Rs.43,20,573/- for the irregularities committed by him in implementation of Indiramma Housing Programme at Basheerbad (M) of Ranga Reddy District. 2. The crisp case of petitioner is that he was issued charge memo dated 24.09.2010 by the District Collector alleging that he released payment of Rs.32,98,615/- to 152 beneficiaries towards old houses; released payment of Rs.27,66,123/- to 144 beneficiaries without grounding the construction of houses which is in violation of Rule 20(4) of APCS (CC&A) Rules, 1991 (for short, ‘the Rules’). In the Charge Memo, it has been stated that preliminary enquiry was conducted by M/s PRCS Agency, but however, copy of the Report was not furnished to him nor he was furnished with list of beneficiaries. In fact, it is alleged, Preliminary Enquiry was made behind his back and also without my knowledge. Therefore, he made a r