IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE T. MADHAVI DEVI WRIT PETITION NO.7359 OF 2021 DATED : 23.03.2026 Between:

Sabhavat Shankar ... Petitioner AND The Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Limited rep. by its Superintending Engineer (Operations), Medak at Sangareddy District and another ... Respondents

O R D E R

The petitioner has filed this Writ Petition seeking a Writ of Mandamus, (i) to declare the impugned Memo No.DEE / TRNS / SRD /

JAO / ADM / D.No.908/14, dt.31.10.2014 issued by the 2^nd respondent and the Memo No.SE/OP/MDK/PO/Adm/DC/ F.No.487/15, dt.18.05.2015 issued by the 1^st respondent, as illegal and arbitrary and to set aside the same, (ii) consequently to direct the respondents to treat the period of suspension i.e., from 07.08.2008 till 30.04.2013 as ‘on duty’, duly granting all other consequential benefits, in terms of Regulation No.57 (2) & 57 (4) of the APSEB Service Regulations as adopted by TSSPDCL, and (iii) to pass such other order or orders.

2. Brief facts leading to the filing of this Writ Petition are that the petitioner was appointed as a Junior Lineman and was later promoted to the post of Winder Grade