The High Court of Telangana dismissed Writ Petition No. 16884 of 2018, filed on behalf of S. Gopal Rao seeking promotion, as infructuous upon submission by counsel that the subject matter had become subservient to the petition.
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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
TUESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENWTHREE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAMAVARAPU RA"'ESHWAR RAO
WRIT PETI TION NO : 16884 oF 2018
Between:
A.Ramulu Naik, S/o. Vasa Ramu.lu, aged about 5g years, l/c. Chief Engineer, proiect Director SWSM, o/o. The Ensineer:in_Chi"i- nriuitbter Suppfv i"ni-6iniiJi[" Department, Erramanzil, Hyderibad.
.....PET!T|oNER
AND
flro[ijBlYrter
' il 5;;jH;i1lp%1i1fu *, secrerariat B u ird ings "
.....RESPONDENTS
Petition Under Article 226 of the constitution of rndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired therewith, the ni!h'co"u; ;;y'L" pleased to issue a writ in the nature of Mandamus or any othe-r appropriate wrrt, order or direction by decraring the .actiorof the reipondents in not c'onsidering and.promoting the petitioner.as Chief Engineer on'the ground ;f p;il;;;y "f disciplinary inquiry, as iilegal, arbitrary ,id ,n"on.tituti6nal ueing'rioiuiirZ or respondents Articles 14.'r6 to and consider 21 of the constitution case of the of rndia- petitioner ano for "on."qr"niv promoti.i,., air""i1t"". -ct i.r Engineer, without reference to disciprinary enquiry vide charge Memo bearing G.O.Rt.No.61s, pR and . no lvig.ry bept., jt. m-g_20is .nJ ,r-p.r. G.o.Ms.No.257, Generat Administlti-on lser'cj'oepi. dt. 10_6_1999;no pror6i" him as such, with all consequential beneiits.
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Petition Under section 1 5'l cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High court may be pleasedto direct the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion as Chief Engineer, without r9le1e1ce to disciplinary enquiry vide C'harge Memo -f", bearing G.O.Rt.No.615, .PR&RD (Vig.t) Dept.,' dt. 26_9-2015 ,nO" ". G.O.Ms.No.257, General Ad.ministration (Ser.C) Dept. dt.10_6 1999 and prorll" him as such, forthwith, pending final disposal of the main writ petition.
Counsel for the Petitioner : Sri.A.Adi Narayana, Adv for Sri.S.Gopal Rao counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 & 2 : Gp For Mcpr Admn and urban Dev Counsel for the Respondent No.3 : Gp For panchayat Raj and Rural Dev The Court made the following Order : -
THE IION'BLE SRI WSTICE NAMAVARAPU RAJESHWAR RAO
WRIT PETITION No.16884 0r 2018
ORDER:
Today when the matter is taken up for hearing, Mr. A. Adi Narayana, representing Mr.S.Gopal Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, informed this Court that the subjdct matter of the writ petition has become infructuous.
dismissed as infructuous. No costs.
Pending hiscellaneous applications, if any, shall
stand closed.
SD/- C. PRAVEEN KUMAR ASSISTATIREGlSTRAR
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HIGH COURT
DATED:08l0gl2023
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ORDER
WP.No.16884 of 2018
DISMISSING THE W.P
AS INFRUCTUOUS WITHOUT COSTS.
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S. Gopal Rao
State of Telangana, rep. by its principal Secretary
Engineer-in-chief for the state of Telangana
State of Telangana, rep. by its principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department
Namavarapu Rajeshwar Rao
As recorded by the court registry
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