* THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI APARESH KUMAR SINGH AND * THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.M.MOHIUDDIN + WRIT PETITION Nos.24835, 24837, 26367 and 29352 of 2025 % Dated: 22.04.2026 W.P.No.24835 of 2025:

# Thanneeru Harish Rao and others …Petitioners vs.

$ The State of Telangana, General Administration Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad, Rep. by its Chief Secretary and others.

…Respondents ! Counsel for the petitioner in W.P.No.24835 of 2025:

Mr. C.A.Sundaram, learned Senior Counsel, representing Mr. Jaggannagari Venkat Sai ! Counsel for the petitioner in W.P.No.24837 of 2025:

Mr. Dama Seshadri Naidu, learned Senior Counsel, Representing Mr. Ponugoti Mohith Rao ! Counsel for the petitioner in W.P.No.26367 of 2025:

Mr. Tarun G. Reddy ! Counsel for the petitioner in W.P.No.29352 of 2025:

Mr. J.Ramachandra Rao, learned Senior Counsel, representing Mr. Jagannagari Venkat Sai ^ Counsel for respondents No.1 and 2 in W.P.No.24835 of 2025:

Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, learned Senior Counsel, representing Advocate General.

^ Counsel for respondents No.1 and 2 in W.P.Nos.24837 and 26367 of 2025:

Mr. S.Niranjan Reddy, learned Senior Counsel, along with Mr. A.Sudarshan Reddy, learned Advocate General, duly assisted by Mr. I.V.Siddhivardhana, learned Special Government Pleader.

^ Counsel for respondents No.1 and 2 in W.P.No.29352 of 2025:

Mr. P.Sri Raghu Ram, learned Senior Counsel, representing Advocate General.

Gist:

> Head Note:

? Cases referred

1. 1995 SCC OnLine AP 356

2. (1989) 1 SCC 494

3. 2004 SCC OnLine All 1891

4. AIR 1958 SC 538 5. (2003) 4 SCC 557 6. (2008) 12 SCC 675 7. (2001) 6 SCC 181 8. (2003) 8 SCC 361

9. 1968 SCC OnLine SC 46

10. (2001) 6 SCC 50 11. (2009) 9 SCC 173 12. (2004) 12 SCC 278

13. (1984) 1 SCC 43

14. (2009) 13 SCC 102 15. (1977) 4 SCC 608 16. (1994) 6 SCC 632 17. AIR 1967 SC 122 18. (1990) 2 SCC 48 19. AIR 1958 SC 300 20. (2016) 7 SCC 221 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI APARESH KUMAR SINGH AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.M.MOHIUDDIN WRIT PETITION Nos. 24835, 24837, 26367 and 29352 of 2025 Dated: 22.04.2026 W.P.No.24835 of 2025:

Between:

Thanneeru Harish Rao …Petitioner and The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Chief Secretary, General Administration Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad, and 2 others.

…Respondents W.P.No.24837 of 2025:

Between:

Sri Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao …Petitioner and The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Chief Secretary, General Administration Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad, and 2 others.

…Respondents W.P.No.26367 of 2025:

Between:

Shri Shailendra Kumar Joshi …Petitioner and The State of Telangana, General Administration Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad, Rep. by its Chief Secretary, and 2 others.

…Respondents W.P.No.29352 of 2025:

Between:

Smt. Smita Sabharwal …Petitioner and The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Chief Secretary, General Administration Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad, and 2 others.

…Respondents COMMON JUDGMENT (Aparesh Kumar Singh, CJ):

Mr. C.A.Sundaram, learned Senior Counsel appears for Mr. Jaggannagari Venkat Sai, learned counsel for the petitioner in W.P.No.24835 of 2025.

Mr. Dama Seshadri Naidu, learned Senior Counsel appears for Mr. Ponugoti Mohith Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner in W.P.No.24837 of 2025.

Mr. Tarun G. Reddy, learned counsel appears for the petitioner in W.P.No.26367 of 2025.

Mr. J.Ramachandra Rao, learned Senior Counsel appears for Mr. Jagannagari Venkat Sai, learned counsel for the petitioner in W.P.No.29352 of 2025.

Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, learned Senior Counsel appears for the State in W.P.No.24835 of 2025.

Mr. S.Niranjan Reddy, learned Senior Counsel, along with Mr. A.Sudarshan Reddy, learned Advocate General duly assisted by Mr. I.V.Siddhivardhana, learned Special Government Pleader appears for the State in W.P.Nos.24837 and 26367 of 2025.

Mr. P.Sri Raghu Ram, learned Senior Counsel appears for the State in W.P.No.29352 of 2025.

2. A Commission of Inquiry headed by Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose, Former