IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SARATH WRIT PETITION No.39495 OF 2025 Date: 27.01.2026 Between:

Smt. Sannametla Vijaya Bharathi …Petitioner AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary for Department of Mines and Geology & others …Respondents

ORDER:

This writ petition is filed questioning the action of the respondents in not concluding the disciplinary proceedings and not considering the case of the petitioner for promotion as arbitrary and illegal.

the respondents and perused the material on record.

the Respondent Authority issued Charge Memo vide G.O.Rt.No.198, Industries and Commerce (Vigilance) Department dated 30.12.2024 and in response to the same, the petitioner has submitted her explanation on 15.12.2025, denying the charges. However, without considering the same, an enquiry was ordered, but there is no progress in the enquiry. It is further submitted that the petitioner is eligible and entitled for promotion to the post of Assistant Geologist, but the respondents are not considering his promotion on the ground of pendency of the said charges. Therefore, petitioner seeks indulgence of this court to direct the r