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K. Venu Kumar v. The Commissioner of Police and 2 others

Telangana HC17 Jun 2025WP/14316/2020

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Telangana High Court (Hyderabad), Surepalli Nanda J., order dated 17.06.2025 in Writ Petition No. 14316 of 2020 (K. Venu Kumar v. Commissioner of Police, Warangal & others): writ petition challenging departmental enquiry order dated 19/5/2020 against police constable DISMISSED AS WITHDRAWN at petitioner's request (letter dated 09.05.2025 to Registrar (Judicial)); no costs; pending miscellaneous petitions (stay of enquiry pending P.R.C. 208/2020; revocation of suspension) closed. Withdrawal / non-adjudication on merits - of limited precedential value.

What did the court decide?

Permission to withdraw the writ petition; no substantive relief granted; no order as to costs. ¶31

K. Venu Kumar Vs The Commissioner of Police and 2… — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Permission to withdraw the writ petition; no substantive relief granted; no order as to costs.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the order dated 19/5/2020 ordering Departmental Enquiry against the petitioner was illegal, arbitrary and violative of the principles of natural justice, the A.P. Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1991 and Article 21 of the Constitution of India - raised in the writ petition but not adjudicated, the petition having been withdrawn.

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Ratio / Principle

The writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn on the request of learned counsel for the petitioner, made as per the petitioner's instructions (letter dated 09.05.2025 to the Registrar (Judicial), High Court of Telangana at Hyderabad), with no order as to costs. Purely procedural; no issue adjudicated on merits.

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Key takeaways

As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the writ petition were directed to stand closed.ratio¶32

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition No. 14316 of 2020, K. Venu Kumar v. The Commissioner of Police, Warangal and others (High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad, Surepalli Nanda, J., 17.06.2025): The petitioner, a police constable, had moved this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of mandamus to declare illegal and arbitrary an order in C.No.7/PR-A51202O dated 19/5/2020 issuing a Departmental Enquiry against him, alleging violation of natural justice, the A.P. Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1991 and Article 21 of the Constitution of India. Interlocutory applications (I.A. Nos. 1 and 2 of 2020 under Section 151 CPC) sought stay of the enquiry pending Criminal Case P.R.C. 208/2020 before the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Warangal, and revocation of the petitioner's suspension. At the hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner, on the petitioner's instructions conveyed by letter dated 09.05.2025 to the Registrar (Judicial), sought leave to withdraw the writ petition. The Court dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn, made no order as to costs, and directed that miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending therein stand closed. No issue was adjudicated on merits; the order sets no precedent on the legality of departmental enquiries.

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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE^{OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD} (SPecial Original Jurisdiction)

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TUESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH^{DAY OF JUNE} TWO THOUSAND AND^TWENTYFIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE^{MRS JUSTICESUREPALLI NANDA}

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WRIT PETITION^{NO: 14316OF 2020}

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Between:

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K. Venu Kumar, S/o.Late^{Ramulu aged about.32 ygars,P C 331'tof Warangal} fji.i-nJ*'oing on deputation^{at"G.R P(G.R.P.CNo 241)' Warangal, State} of Telangana

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...PETITIONER

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AND

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1 The Commissioner of Police,^{Warangal' State of Telangana}

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2 Sri K.Karuna Sagar Reddy,^{EnquiryOfficer-lnspectorof Police, Narasampet'} Warangal Rural-District-

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3 presenting officer, The sub lnspector of Police, Narsampet, warangal^Rural- District.

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...RESPONDENTS

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Petition under Article^{226 of the constitution of lndia praying that in the} circumstances stated in^{the affidavit filed therewith, the High court may be} pleased to issue a writ, order^{or direction moreparticularly one in the natureof} writ of Mandamus.declaring^{the order in c.No.7/PR-A51202O,dated 191512020} andlltTt202OissuedbytherespondentorderingDepartmentalEnquiryagainst the petitioner as illegal,^{arbitraryand in violation of the principles of natural} justice and violation of A.P. Civil services^{(classification, control andAppeal)} Rules,^.1991 and-Article^{21 of lhe constitutionof lndia and also the Judgment of} the Honble Supreme^{Courtof lndia and consequently,to set aside the orders of} the respondent.

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lA NO: 1 OF 2O2O

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Petition u rder section 151 cpc praying that in the crrcurnstances stated in the affidavit fiiecl ir support of the petition, the High ooun nray be pleased to stay the enquiry p.:ceedings till the disposal of Criminal Cas,: in ).R.C.ZOgl2O2O on the file of V Lcrl . Judicial Magistrate of 1st Class, Waranr;ai

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lA NO:2 OF 202()

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Petition ur cr> section 151 cpc praying that in the circur.rstances stated in the affidavit file,l rr support of the petition, the High court mav be pleased to revoke the susr)ensii)1 of the petitioner pending disposal ,rf the writ petition.

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Counsel for the Peritioner: SRI G.U.R.C.pRASAD

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Counsel for ther tler:; oondents: Gp FOR HOME

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The Court made the following: ORDER

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HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUREPALLI NANDA

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WRI PE TI N .14 6 2 o

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ORDER:

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Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner seeks permission of this Court for withdrawal of the present writ petition as per the instructions of the writ petitioner and to that effect addressed a letter dated 09.05.2025 to the Registrar(Judicial), High Court of Telangana at Hyderabad. 2 ak I to n er on:

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(a) The submissions made by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner.

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(b) The contents of the letter dated O9.O5.2O25 addressed to the Registrar(Judicial), High Court of Telangana at Hyderabad

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The Writ petition is dismassed as withdrawn. However, there shall be no order as to costs.

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As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions , if any, pending in the Writ Petition shall also stand closed.

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