IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY WRIT PETITION No.11018 OF 2009 Between: Ch. Venkateswarlu, S/o. Chauta Daveedu CRPF Force No.913241839 …… Petitioner AND The Government of India Rep. by its Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, South Block, New Delhi & 3 others .....Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY WRIT PETITION No.11018 OF 2009 ORDER: Grievance of the petitioner Ch. Venkateswarlu, CRPF Constable, is that he is not being allowed to take the services of a legal practitioner to defend himself in the departmental enquiry. 2. The contention of the learned counsel for the respondents is that the rules would not provide for engaging a legal practitioner. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner is unable to produce any rule or provision under which the petitioner can take the services of a legal practitioner in the circumstances of the case, where the enquiry is not being conducted by a trained legal person. 4. In the circumstances, there are no merits to admit this writ petition and the same is accordingly dismissed at the stage of admission itself. No order as to costs. ______________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J October 8, 2009. PV