WP/15771/2025 of M JANARDHAN Vs THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH on 18 February 2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

THURSDAY,THE NINETEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY

TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH

WRIT PETITION NO: 15771/2025

Between:

1. M JANARDHAN, S/O LATE RAMAIAH, AGED 58 YEARS, ASSISTANT

COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, TRAFFIC-IV DIVISION, NTR POLICE

COMMISSIONERATE, VIJAYAWADA CITY, VIJAYAWADA.

...PETITIONER

AND

1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP., BY ITS PRINCIPAL

SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOME, 2ND BLOCK, GROUND

FLOOR, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

2. THE

MEMBER,

,

COMMISSIONERATE

OF

INQUIRIES,

GOVERNMENT

OF

ANDHRA

PRADESH,

SECRETARIAT,

VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

...RESPONDENT(S):

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue Writ, Order or Direction one in the nature of WRIT OF

MANDAMUS declaring i. the proceedings in Memo 281(1753561)/SC.A/2012- 8 dt.30- 1-2025 of the 1st Respondent in refusing to furnish the documents as requested by the petitioner in his representation dt. 7-9-2024 ii. the enquiry report submitted by the 2nd Respondent vide D.O.Lr.No. 113/COI-KVR/2023

dt.29-2-2024 as enclosed to the letter in Rc.No.313/02/2023 dt. 21-5-2024 of the 1st Respondent as illegal, arbitrary, bad in law, abuse of process of law, capricious, violative of principles of natural justice and violative Art. 14 and 21

of the Constitution of India and iii) consequently set aside the impugned proceedings and to pass in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to stay further proceedings in pursuance of the enquiry report submitted by the 2nd Respondent vide D.O.Lr.No. 113/COi-KVR/2023 dt.29-2-2024 enclosed to the letter in Rc.No.313/02/2023 dt. 21-5-2024 of the 1st Respondent pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass may be pleased to permit the petitioner to add the “the Director General of Police, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Police Headquarters Mangalagiri, Guntur District” as the Respondent No.3 in the above W.P. and permit him to make consequential amendments in the writ petition and permit him to file neat copy of the writ petition in the interest of justice and and pass may be pleased to grant permission to the petitioner to file the charge memo vide Tribunal Enquiry Case No.519 of 2013 dt. 29-3-2019 of the Tribunal for Disciplinary Proceedings, Hyderabad in the above W.P. and the same may be treated as part of record in the above writ petition and pass

may be pleased to Permit the petitioner to amend the writ petition affidavit in para 26 and writ petition prayer to add the following “ii (a) to declare the charge issued vide proceedings in Tribunal Enquiry Case No.519 of 2013 dt.

29-3-2019 of the Tribunal for Disciplinary Proceedings, basing on which the 2nd Respondent proceeded to conduct enquiry ” before the word “as illegal, arbitrary” in the writ affidavit and writ petition prayer and also permit him to make consequential amendments and also to file neat copy of the writ affidavit and petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. P VENKATA RAMA SARMA

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR SERVICES I

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH