The authorities in the Fire Department of the State of Andhra Pradesh are the petitioners. They filed this writ petition aggrieved by the order dated 05.10.2005 passed by the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad, in O.A.No.11170 of 2002. The said O.A. was filed by the respondent herein, a Driver Operator in the service of the Divisional Fire Officer, Anantapur Division, Anantapur District, challenging the proceedings dated 19.10.2002 issued by the Additional Director of Fire Services, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, holding additional charge of the post of Regional Fire Officer, Southern Region, Anantapur, dismissing him from service and the consequential proceedings dated 15.11.2002 of the Regional Fire Officer, Southern Region, Anantapur, whereby the period of his absence from duty was treated as ‘dies non’. By the order dated 05.10.2005, the Tribunal disposed of the O.A. setting aside the impugned proceedings and remanding the matter back to the authorities with a direction to proceed further strictly in accordance with Rule 21 of the Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1991 (for short, ‘the Rules of 1991’).
