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interest of .iustice: Counsel for the Petit:oner : SRI GUMMALLA BHASKER REDD'/ Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR SERVICES ' ll The Court made the following ORDER HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE SUREPALLI NANDA ORDER: P T o o t 3 Heard Sri G. Bhasker Reddy, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, learned Assistant Government pteader for Serivce_ff, appearang on behalf of respondents.
2.7 r followinq relief n e k n t e "... to issue an appropriate writ, orc/er or direction more preciseiy one in the natt lre of writ of Mandamus declaring the actions of the resp o n d e n t N o. 3 in r.,fi T:1".":1" J :::..r. il:T:J proc. Rc. No. Spt /LOIO /2023 suspending p"tition". *itn immediate effect without . arbitrary, iresar, asainst,illilJ;:ff:"# rH,:: and violative of Articles consritution or rndia ; :t;,"1l.f. ;,:".rj,,;: ,T: same in the interest of justice and to pass...,,. 3 The case of the petitioner, in brief, is that the petitioner had been working as Subordinate/Attender in PHC, Karimnagar District. The petitioner had been placed under suspension with immediate effect vide order dated 28.06.2023 without any notice. alleging that the petitioner was doing certain Thimmapur, 1 ,i 2 (un-emPloYer:s) on SN, J w, r 7102 2023 irregularities an i that the petitioner indulged in cheating people the ground that the petitione'- will give posting orders of Government jobs' The appointment or : ersf petitioner furt!':i submits that no complaint has been lodged against the pe.Iioner and basing on the alleged r'oir:e record conversation, :ne petitioner was placed under suspension' Aggrieved ther:ily the petitioner approached the C'our': by filing the Present wrr : Petition' 4, PER U E t) THE RE o D (A) Itt! - lm DU d o1 20 3
8.O 6.2o2 Medical and ll-e tth lcer, extracted h e r-g-un-dg.r : roceedin os videP ro .R ,N .SD sued bv ther District rimn aq ar tothe pe t ne ts Proc.Rc.Nc .:;plltOto/2O23-24' dt : 04 (t4 2023 Sub:Estt-sriN.Swamy,officeSubordinate/Attender'PHC r-hir'.rmapur, fi'imnagar District' .- Certair i-regularities for-rr ,: against in" inOi'ia'uf and deliberatelY co'nmitted the illel tri activitiet *itn tf'" intention of cheating of people (Un- Em r :yees) - And the same was gone viral in ::iocial Media trnc News Cfrannef all over the State - P aced under Sus;:nsion - Orders - Issued' ReF: L. ,,,rice Record QPnversioft in Whatsapp whii:h circulated in \1/hatsapp -'ated:27.06.2023. t.. tJews articte published in Way2SMS social app .1. ::icrolling -in HMTV and other Newr; cirannels on tt. liote orders of the Collector & District MaE jst-ate, t: .06.2023 l:arimnagar. 3 order: ,'",rrr_!*J *ffi#trfififitffi -*l**[s.eg*iffi mn1".r*,i*",'",,xBs{,f*}i;f 3i[hff ili"i,,,?Ja tfr**"**n"l***;ln**ffi rufi*fi*il*+I#ru And whereas durinr .",0=,'"ii"*lii';:=;:,;'JJt?, j[""I"":i:#,:::ii"j.?]"1j,,". jr,,"Jf, And whereas it is fr1ftfi6; ordered that during the period of :i'i#'Ji:ii"i,*l'g:ru'gll:1x,",'"1"fl: j*.,HT:l; 4 SN' J \\', I ',3021021 e a d Q u a rt e r s N i th o u t :oo?#, lTil,: ;, :';i,"] I " I "i' l:# ; illX oh "["?' District Medical and Hea th Officer' Karimnagar' To. Sri. N'SwamY, (Through Medi ofl r:e Subordinate' PHC Thimmapur' Karimnarlar Dist .i i ''1."'1 eHc ThimmaPur)' Copy to:- - -. .- ,uirh instructions tr: :;erve the 'ris,*'""' "" t t*ffi ;11.,,,;;{$tr;i13;$."ffi Copy Submitte{ for favour of information to:- 5. rh e Di re cro.- ?,'^t g:::-l i1},t j,T i[.tr]':ll''. l''.-'' 6. rhe Collect:l ' 7 The Commissi( r er of H( " "' u o i";try w"rraru, tS, Hyderabrd' Ditl:':t"';i;;'a o (B) The o n vi EP 24, dated OA 20 3is u d bv th e Di
04. Health Officer r a a hereunder: Proc.R.c,l <t SplllOLOl2O23-24' Sub Estt Sri N' Swamy' office o s o o o 3- strict Med ica a nd n r s r d dt : 04 02t'2023 ate/Atte nder' PHC "r -Subordin Thimmapur, Karinagar District' L:rt.1rn irregularlties fJ'nJigulntt the individ ral and deliberately t""itiEJ the illegal.at:tivities with the ir,"'iitg-"r people-(Un-E nployees) and intention the same was gone viral in Social Media and News Channel all over the State Placed under Suspension Charges framed Explanation - Submitt.ec Inquiry Officers appointed Enquiry report subnritr:ed - Suspension revoked and reinstated intc s;ervice with pending disciplinary action and pc str,rd to GCH Veenavanka as Office Subordinate Orders, _ issued. a 5 SN, J wP 17302 2023 2
4. in Whatsapp which Ref: 1. Voice Record Conversion circulated in Whatsapp News article published in Way2SMS social app Dated : 27.06.2023. Scrolling in HMTV and other News channels on 27.06.2023 Note orders of the Collector & District Magistrate, Karimnagar. fli: -oTfu Lr. Rc. No.Spt/10 10/2023, Dated 28.06.2023 This office Lr.Rc.No.Spl/1 OLO/2O23 Dared 03.07.2023 Expianation of Sri N. Swamy (Under susoension) O-ffice Subordinate. pHC Thimmapur Daied 72.70.2027. Enquiry report of IO Dr.K.V. Ravinder Reddy, DTCO, Karimnagar 9. Note orders of the DM & HO, Karinagar dated
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02.04.2024. Order: Whereas, an 9Ig"I ptacing Sri.N.Swamy. Office Su bordinate/Attender. pHC Thimmapri, furirnnigur Dist under suspension as per the note orders of the Collector & District Magist.ate, Karimnagar. for doing certain iiregularities and deliberately committed the iflegar "ltiritie, witlr $re intention of cheating of people (Un-Employeesl by statinj tnat ne will give appointment orders/posting orders-of Jobs vide ref 5'" cited above. 'Core.ni,ent - . T[e_ undersigned has appointed the DTCO, Karimnagar has - Inquiry officer, to conduct the enquiry inao th; matter and the DTCO, Ka.rimnagar has submitted fris ieport to the unOer slgned vide ref Bth cited above. _ Accordingly, after careful examination of the entire matter, the District Medical Heatth Officer, Karimnagar, the competent authority has aeciaeJ-io revoke the suspension of Sri.N.Swamy, Office Subordinate/Attender, PHC Thimmapur (Under Suspension). .. : And as sucf1, in exercise of the powers conferred by.clause (c). of sub-rure (s1 or Rute 8 or neci-1ctnj nrr"r, rssr (Telangana Adaption Rules, 2016). th; Juspension of Sri.N.Swamy, Office Subordinale/AttenOer(U/s), pHC 6 \\ t' I 7302 SN, J -2023 rhi nmapur, rr.arimnag,Dft,;nl::L? J,?l:l"X,',i"t,Jii,li o]-in" H c n' trr e H is h j,xlils;""";""0' "n'i"''''"n' .tlaT:h Consequent of on his revocation of sus-perrsion and iii' N' swamy' is hereby reinstatem';rna into '""it" "i ;H,',,; ;:' ilii"t s' uo ta init' to ec n Veen av a n k a' The lv e Cical Officer' PHC Concerned is requeste(l aCmit the individua in':':' the a'ti"''u'nilniirn"i" tn" date of joininl to this offlce Positi\ clY ' District Meclical and He3lt.l Officer' Karimnagar' To. Sri. N.Swar 1'7, Qffice Subordinate' PHC Thimmapur' Karimnagar ;ii', 1rh;;;, i'','rqlal'"t officer' PHC rhimmapur)' CopY to:- Officer, PHC Thimmapur with instructisn i; to serve iJy obtaining tlre dated 1. The Mec ':al the copy to the acknowled, ,,: ment on the i'p[*t" Lopy and furnish th:: same to this office. ;. il; il;, i:al officer, GCH veenavanka' ;. +';; ;;. iir"r a uo karimnasar/Huzurabad a. i'h" 6i, r,'STo concerned Karimnagar Dist' '"d'-''i"i"' :'PI.'-,iJ:T:'::f J,T,f #I[r'[.'ljl.lili^]:H't'l'rs,r'vo",.uuua i. i'n" :"' ,,.io.-a District Magistrate' Karimnagar'.' nl'iti'a rtrnity wetfare' TS' H"'derabad' 7 The Cor rissioner "t DISCUSSION T,NeleN-clUSIgXl 5. The learrt:d counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that i-r pursuance to the filing of the lr(')sent writ petition, proce erdings dated 04'04'2023 had been is;sued by the District Medice I and Health Officer' Karimnagar revokinr:l the order 7 *-,"r_i);i of suspension dated 2g.06,2023 passed by the 3.d respondent, suspending the petitioner with immediate effect and the petitioner had been reinstated into service with immediate effect pending disciplinary action and pending decision of the High Court in the present Writ petition No.17302 of 2023. 6 e a n ti ner u nv e e t e ti n r a d 8 o f t he d e a o h c a h d n R r v k s Droceed nq t o4.o4. 2 23 of Hea th offtcer Kar mn aqar th wr with an observationdi h g e c t e t e n v b e re oond n sto concl de e o
7. The tearned Assistant Government pleader Services-f appearing on behatf of respondents does not dispute the said submission made by the tearned appearing on behatf of the petitioner. 8.7 counsel k s d (a) 'Tiie aforesald facts and circumstances of the t I case, t I 8 SN. J \\F I 7.102 2021 (b) The s,ubmissions made by the learned counsel appearing on hehalf of the petitioner, the lerarned Assistant Goverl,rnent Pleader for Services-I, appeiaring on behalf of respon rlents, (c) The (ontents of the impugned order dated
28.06.20.23 issur:d by the 3'd respondent to the petitioner (referred to and extracted above), (e) The roroceedings dated O4.O4.2O23 of the District Medical ,and Health officer, Karimnagar (referred to and extracted above), The writ petition is disposed of directinq the respondents to conclude the disciplinary proceerdings pending againsl: the petitioner expeditiously preferably within a period of eight (08) weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of the order. However, there shall be no order as to costs , As a sr,r:uel, the miscellaneous petitilnr;, if any pending, in th Writ Petition shall also stapd Qosed sDi, B-ch, NAGABIIU9HAMBA ' DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER 2 3 4 E . The.Principal Se, r1ltary, Department of Medical and Health. Sie6r1s1srls1 buildrng, State of t-elangana at Hyderabad. The District Cr>lle:tor, Karimnagai District, Karimnagar, LS. ' The D.istrict tr,4edi :,rr and Heartn"offL"i x}il.nnagrr=Districl, F.armnaoar. T.S i i 'i '!qvu' , ' .v . The Medicat e -. pHC, ffrimmapur, Xari;;ag; Oistrict.'i s ' rwo uus to Gp F oR SERVTcES -ri. High counTor tn" stri, rir-erangana at ^Crffir Hyderabad. l'Crul I . ONE CC tO SRI C ITVVNTLN BHASKER REDDY, AdVOCAIE IC,PI'C] . Two CD Copie,s To 1 o 7 SA GJP ::']_-iG.-'rr-. .-,&ixlll*i'&:l** -i:i. - ;\}xtn i3a'{i I I II HIGH COURT DATED:28104t2025 C.C. TODAY ORDER WP.No.17302 of 2023 ir {E SIal .r'-'. /ai' 1 t iii,i 7025 ,j....- l,,j \,r '. .'-). (' 'P t:) r .\J'. .: ! ;r .,--..' DISPOSING C)F THE W.P WITHOUT CCSTS. qLtlr{