IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.12353 of 2004 Between: P.R.R.Jyothi W/o.B.Bhushanam XVI M.M.Court, Hyderabad R/o. Dolphin Apartments, First Floor Fl.No.103, Bazarghat, A.C.Guards, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Metropolitan Sessions Judge, City Criminal Court, Nampally, Hyderabad 2 XIV Metropolitan Magistrate, City Criminal Court, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue writ or direction preferably as writ of mandamus declaring the order Dis.No.4027/MSJ/HYD/2003 dt.4.9.2003 passed by R-1 as illegal, arbitrary, void and against the principles of natural justice and consequently set aside the Dis.No.4027/MSJ/HYD/2003 dt.4.9.2003. Counsel for the Petitioner :Mr. SAMUDRALA ANANTARAM Counsel for the Respondents.: MR.C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY The Court made the following : ORDER: (Per Hon’ble the Chief Justice) Petitioner is questioning the action of respondents in having framed charges against her without following the mandate of Rule 24 of the A.P. Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964. Petitioner states that it was necessary for the respondents to have asked for her explanation before proceeding to frame charges and before appointing the Enquiry Officer. Disciplinary proceedings are in progress and we are not inclined at this stage to interject those proceedings. With leave and liberty granted to the petitioner to raise all questions raised in the present writ petition in case the petitioner feels aggrieved by the final order to be passed in the disciplinary proceedings, we dismiss the writ petition. ------------------------------- DEVINDER GUPTA, C.J. -------------------- C.V.RAMULU, J 20-07-2004 bsc To 1 The Metropolitan Sessions Judge, City Criminal Court, Nampally, Hyderabad 2 XIV Metropolitan Magistrate, City Criminal Court, Hyderabad. 3. 2CD copies