GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH Vs. G KESAVULU

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The issues involved in these two Writ Petitions are inter-related and are heard and disposed of together by the following common order.

(2.) Writ Petition No. 239 of 2000 is filed by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue (Endts. I) Department, Hyderabad, (2) Commissioner, Endowments Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Tilak Road, Hyderabad and (3) The Assistant Commissioner, Sri Bramarambika Mallikarjuna Swamy Devasthanam, Srisailam, Kurnool District assailing the judgment of the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal passed in O.A.No. 7137 of 1999 dated 27-12-1999. Whereas Writ Petition No. 602 of 2000 is filed by Sri G. Kesavulu, Executive Officer (under transfer), Srisailam Devasthanam questioning the competency of the Upa- Lokayukta of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, sole respondent in the said Writ Petition, in issuing the interim order on 15-11-1999 and final order on 15-12-1999 in complaint No. 792/99/B2. A consequential direction is also sought by the petitioner to set aside the said orders dated 15-11-1999 and 15-12-1999 on various grounds.

(3.) Before we proceed to examine the contentions raised on behalf of the writ petitioners in these two writ petitions, few facts are necessary which are traced as under: Petitioner in Writ Petition No. 602 of 2000 is the Executive Officer of Srisailam Devasthanam, Srisailam, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh who is in the rank of the Joint Commissioner of Endowments, Government of Andhra Pradesh. He claims to possess M.A. LL.B. qualifications and belong to Scheduled Caste community. According to him, he was initially appointed as Assistant Commissioner of Endowments in the year 1985 and was later promoted as Deputy Commissioner of Endowments in the year 1993. He was posted as in-charge Executive Officer of Srisailam Devasthanam, Srisailam, Kurnool District on 31-3-1998. Later he was promoted as Joint Commissioner of Endowments and posted as regular Executive Officer of Srisailam Devasthanam, Srisailam with effect from 1-1-1999 and since then he has been discharging his duties in that capacity.