THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK WRIT PETITION No.3203 of 2021

ORDER:

Seeking to declare the impugned Speaking Orders vide Memo No.CMD/CGM (HRD)/GM(S)/AS(Estt.)/PO-A/143-A3/18-1, dated 16.12.2020, issued by respondent No.2 as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to Service Regulations 6 (a) and Annexure-III under Regulation 14 of APSEB Service Regulations Part-III, the present writ petition is filed.

2) Heard Sri V.Ravi Chandran, learned counsel for the petitioner, and learned Government Pleader for Services-II appearing for respondent No.1 and Sri G.Vidya Sagar, learned senior counsel, representing Smt.K.Udayasri, learned counsel for respondent Nos. 2 and 3.

3) Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that initially the petitioner was appointed as Helper in erstwhile Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board (APSEB) on 21.07.1989 [now Telangana State Northern Power Distribution Company Limited (TSNPDCL)] and later he was promoted as Assistant Lineman and Lineman on 20.08.1994 and 28.06.1997 respectively. While working as Lineman, the petitioner had acquired Diploma in Part I and Part II of the Technician Engineers Examination in December, 1998, and a certificate dated 10.08.1999