Bammidi Satyavathi, Vs The High Court of… — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2025)

Bammidi Satyavathi, Vs The High Court of… — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to avail of remedies before the appellate authority and further relief as may be permissible before this Court; no order as to costs; pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, stand closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the punishment of removal of the petitioner from service vide orders Dt.07.04.2025 passed by the 3rd respondent through proceedings Dis.No.3213 in departmental enquiry proceedings DE.No.8A/2022 is illegal, arbitrary, excessive and in violation of principles of natural justice, the Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1991 and Article 21 of the Constitution of India (raised in the petitioner's prayer; not adjudicated as the petition was withdrawn).

Ratio / Principle

The Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to avail of remedies before the appellate authority and further relief as may be permissible before this Court; there shall be no order as to costs.

Key takeaways

As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed (sentence begins at ¶32 and completes at ¶33 with the word 'closed.').ratio¶32

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati (R. Raghunandan Rao and T.C.D. Sekhar, JJ.; order per R. Raghunandan Rao, J.), 11.08.2025 — Writ Petition No.17067 of 2025 (Bammidi Satyavathi v. The High Court of Andhra Pradesh and others). The petitioner, aggrieved by the punishment of removal from service imposed by final order Dt.07.04.2025 in Dis.No.3213 passed by the 3rd respondent (District and Sessions Judge, Visakhapatnam District) in departmental enquiry proceedings DE.No.8A/2022, had sought a writ of mandamus under Article 226 declaring the punishment illegal, arbitrary and violative of natural justice, the Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1991 and Article 21, with consequential reinstatement and treatment of the interregnum (from 15-04-2025) as duty period with monetary benefits; IA No.1 of 2025 under Section 151 CPC sought interim suspension of the final order. Before any adjudication, learned counsel for the petitioner sought leave to withdraw with liberty to pursue remedies before the appellate authority. The Writ Petition was dismissed as withdrawn with liberty; no order as to costs; pending miscellaneous petitions closed. Merits not examined; no precedent cited.

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APHC010334112025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

MONDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE R RAGHUNANDAN RAO

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T.C.D.SEKHAR

WRIT PETITION NO: 17067/2025

Between:

BAMMIDI SATYAVATHI,, W/O LATE BAMMIDI APPARAO, AGED 59 YEARS, H NO 13-46, KAKIVANI STREET, NEAR SAI BABA TEMPLE, YELLAMANCHILI MANDAL, YELLAMANCHILI, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT, AP - 531055.

...PETITIONER

AND

THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY REGISTRAR (GENERAL), VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI

THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY REGISTRAR (ADMINISTRATION), VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI

THE DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT.

THE ENQUIRY OFFICERCUM VII ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE, VISAKHAPATNAM.

...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 tomay be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or Orders, more particularly one in the nature of a WRIT OF MANDAMUS seeking to declare the punishment of removal of the petitioner from service vide orders

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Dt.07.04.2025, passed by the 3rd respondent through proceedings Dis.No.3213 in the departmental enquiry proceedings in DE.No.8A/2022 as illegal, arbitrary, excessive and in violation of principles of natural justice and violation of Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1991 and Article 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently to set aside the punishment of removal from service and to direct the 3rd respondent to treat the interregnum period from the date of removal from service 15-04-2025 till the date reinstatement as duty period with all monetary benefits and pass

IA NO: 1 OF 2025

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased may be pleased to direct the 3rd respondent to reinstate the petitioner by suspending the Final Order of the S'"* respondent Dt.07.04.2025 in Dis.No.3213 passed in the departmental enquiry proceedings in DE.No.8A/2022, pending disposal of the writ petition and to pass

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1.ANASURI ESWAR SAI

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1.A JAYANTHI

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The Court made the following Order: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice R. Raghunandan Rao)

Sri A. Eswar Sai, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave to withdraw the present Writ Petition with a liberty to avail of his remedies before the appellate authority and further relief as may be permissible before this Court.

Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty. There shall be no order as to costs.

As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand

closed.

_______________________ R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO, J.

_________________ T.C.D. SEKHAR, J.

Date: 11.08.2025 BSM

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HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE R RAGHUNANDAN RAO

AND

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T.C.D.SEKHAR

WRIT PETITION No.17067 of 2025

(per Hon’ble Sri Justice R. Raghunandan Rao )

Date: 11.08.2025

BSM