O Anil Kumar v. The State of Andhra Pradesh
Case brief
What is this about?
Outsourcing/contractual employee removal challenged - termination without enquiry; violation of natural justice; Articles 14 and 16 Constitution of India; writ of Mandamus; Data Entry Operator (elections) appointed 03.09.2021; show-cause notice dated 13.11.2023 for absconding from duties; removal proceedings Rc.No.A2/1296/2023 dated 31.01.2024 by Collector and District Magistrate, Prakasam District; Tahsildar Martur Mandal; Andhra Pradesh Corporation for Outsourced Services (APCOS); disposed in terms of order dated 23.04.2025 in W.P.No.25788 of 2024; reinstatement forthwith subject to further enquiry; remand for reconsideration with speaking order; Justice D. Ramesh; High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati; decided 03.03.2026; counsel B Nirupama Gayathri; GP for Services I.
What did the court decide?
Impugned proceedings Rc.No.A2/1296/2023, dated 31.01.2024 set aside; petitioner to be reinstated into service forthwith, subject to further enquiry; matter remanded to the 2nd respondent for reconsideration - to consider the petitioner's objections, furnish copies of any material relied upon (including the report of the 3rd respondent), grant the petitioner liberty to submit an explanation within a reasonable time, and decide the matter by an appropriate speaking order; miscellaneous petitions, if any, closed; no order as to costs.