PART I EXTRAORDINARY
GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT
Public Servants - Ananthapuramu District - Allegation of corruption against Sri
K.Suresh Kumar, S/o K.Raj Kumar, Mandal Revenue Officer (Retired), R/o
Anantapuramu -Trapped on 20.02.2001 -Convicted -Withhold the entire pension and
gratuity - Set aside the orders - Accused Officer exp].red - Legal heir appli.ed for
sanction of family pension - Orders of the Hon'ble Hi.gh Court for release of family
pension -implemented -Orders -Issued.
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REVENUE (VIGILANCE.Ill) DEPARTMENT
G.O. Rt. No.1092
Dated: 26.12. 2022
Read the following:
1. G.O.Ms.No.237, Revenue (Vig.Il) Department, Dated.27.02.2007.
2. Representation Dt:07.06.2020 of Smt. K. Swarna Latha W/o Late K. Suresh
Kumar (Late), Ananthapuramu.
3. G.O.Rt.No.193, Revenue (Vig.Ill) Department, Dt:21.03.2022
4. Orders dt:05.12.2022 of the Hon'ble High Court in W.P.No.34429 of 2014,
W.P.No.3307 of 2019 and C.C.No.1187 of 2020.
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0 R D E R:
Whereas, Sri K. Suresh Kumar, Mandal Revenue Officer (Retd), Kalyandurg,
Ananthapuramu District was trapped by ACB authori.ties on 20.2.2001, when he
demanded and accepted a bribe amount of Rs.1400/- from the complainant Sri
V.Mohan for doing an official favour of issui.ng revi.sed house si.te pattas to 14
beneficiaries. Government have entrusted the case to Tribunal for Discipli.nary
Proceedi.ngs (TDP) for causing detailed enquiry, vide Memo Dated.03.06.2002. The
TDP, in its report dated.04.07.2005 1.n TEC No.68/2002 concluded that the charge
framed against the charged officer 1.s proved. The Accused officer Sri K. Suresh
Kumar, Mandal Revenue Officer (Retd) Kalyandurg, Ananthapuramu District was
reti.red from service on 30.06.2006. While accepting the fi.ndings of the Tribunal for
di.sciplinary proceedings, Government have issued orders wi.thholdi.ng pension and
gratuity in full permanently in respect of Sri K. Suresh Kumar, Mandal Revenue Officer
(Retd) Kalyandurg, Ananthapuramu District vide reference lst read above.
2. Aggrieved by the above, Sri K.Suresh Kumar, former MRO (Retd), Kalyandurg
has filed O.A.No.9185/2011 before the Hon'ble APAT and the Hon'ble APAT in its
order dated 07.02.2014 has set-aside the orders 1.n the lst read above. Government
have filed W.P. in the Hon'ble High Court against the above orders of the A.P.A.T.
The Hon'ble High Court in W.P.No.34429/2014 has granted interim suspensi.on on
18.11.2014.
3. In the mean while, Sri K.Suresh Kumar, former MRO (Retd), Kalyandurg was
expired and his wife/legal heir Smt. K. Swarna Latha has filed a representation
dt:07.06.2020 before the Government with a request to regularize the suspensi.on
period of her husband from 20.03.2001 to 03.03.2004, release of withhold increments,
Encashment of Earned leave, payment of regular pensl.on to her husband until his
death, payment of service gratuity, payment of family pension etc.
4. In the reference 3rd read above, Government have made the followi.ng order
and directed the Chief Commi.ssioner of Land Admi.nistration, A.P., Vijayawada/ the
Collector ft District Magi.strate, Ananthapuramu to take necessary further action
accordingly.
(i) The suspension period of Sri K. Suresh Kumar, former Mandal Revenue
Officer, Kalyandurg, Ananthapuramu District ((Retd) i.e., from 20.03.2001 to
03.03.2004 1.s regularized as `not on duty' under F.R. 54(8)(7).
(ii) As per the Rule-24 (5) (a) of Fundamental Rules, the suspension period from
20.03.2001 to 03.03.2004 shall not be allowed to count towards the period
necessary to earn an increment. However, the Increments for the service
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Registered No. HSE-49/2016
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AMARAVATI, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2023
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NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT
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