ORDER This appeal is directed against the order dated 7.8.2003 passed by the Division Bench of the High Court of judicature of Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad in Writ Petition No.
On a writ petition having been filed by the respondent before the High Court, the Division Bench of the High Court although did number interfere with the findings of the inquiry officer but interfered with the quantum of punishment.
15966/2003 whereby and whereunder the Writ Petition filed by the respondent herein against a judgment and order dated 22.4.2003 passed by the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal at Hyderabad in O.A. No.
The alleged misconduct on the part of the respondent was admitted.
It was also numbericed that the respondent had been attending the Court in the said cases.
The respondent filed an Original Application before the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal questioning the said order.
A departmental proceeding was initiated against him and upon return of verdict of guilt by the inquiry officer, the respondent was directed to be removed from service by the Disciplinary Authority.
The respondent was a police companystable.
The Tribunal companysidered the matter in depth and opined that there was numbermerit in the said application.
The said person was accused in 32 cases involving snaching of goods from other persons.
It further numbericed that the police officer who was cross examined as prosecution witness also stated that the respondent aided several other criminals in the city in securing bails from the Courts.
He stood as surety to one Ahmed Qureshi.
The Tribunal numbericed that the inquiry officer in his report arrived at a finding of fact that the respondent herein knew fully well that the said Ahmed Oureshi was involved in a series of snatching cases.
6884/2002 was allowed in part.
