J. Rakesh Rao, v. The State Of Telangana

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI WRIT PETITION No.7223 of 2019 ORDER:

This Writ Petition is being disposed of at the admission stage with the consent of learned counsel for both the parties. This Writ Petition is filed seeking a mandamus declaring the action of the second respondent - District Collector, Mahabubnagar, in passing order dated 08.04.2017 suspending the petitioner from service as arbitrary, illegal and violative of principles of natural justice.

Heard Sri Alluri Raghu Rama Aurava, learned counsel for the petitioner, and learned Government Pleader for Services-II. It has been alleged by the petitioner that he is working as Mandal Parishad Development Officer and the respondents have placed him under suspension vide order dated 08.04.2017 on the ground that he has not obeyed the posting orders. The grievance of the petitioner is that though the respondents have placed the petitioner under suspension vide order dated 08.04.2017, no further action is being taken for reviewing the same. The learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the respondents have to review the suspension orders in terms of G.O.Ms.No.86 dated 08.03.1994 for every six months, but, in the instant case, the respondents have not reviewed the case of the petitioner and are

AKS, J WP.No.7223 of 2019 continuing him under suspension without any review. Therefore, the learned counsel for the petitioner contends that appropriate orders may be passed in the Writ Petition directing the respondents to review the suspension orders passed in respect of the petitioner in terms of G.O.Ms.No.86 dated 08.03.1994. The learned Government Pleader contends that the case of the petitioner would be considered and reviewed in terms of G.O.Ms.No.86 dated 08.03.1994 and appropriate orders would be passed in accordance with law.

Having considered the rival submissions of the learned counsel for both the parties, this Court is of the considered view that this Writ Petition can be disposed of directing the respondents to review the suspension order dated 08.04.2017 strictly in terms of G.O.Ms.No.86 dated 08.03.1994 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above directions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. No order as to costs.

______________________________ ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI, J 4th APRIL, 2019.

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