IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION Nos.23560, 23574 AND 23591 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO : 23560 of 2007 Between: K. Srinivasa Sarma, S/o. K. Subrahmanyam, Officer Scale-I, Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank, R/o. No. 7/285/C, N.G.O., Colony, Kadapa. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank, Rep by its Chairman, Opp : Officer's Club, Near Lakshmiranga Theatre, Kadapa. 2 The Sydicate Bank, Rep by its Chairman and Managing Director, Bangalore. 3 Sri M. Obulesu' Chairman,The Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank, Opp Officer's Club, Near Lakshmiranga Theatre, Kadapa. 4 Sri P. Subba Reddy, Enquiry Officer-cum-Senior Manager, Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank, Regional Office, Kurnool. 5 Sri K.R. Kalyana Sastri, Presenting Officer-cum-Officers' Scale -I, Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank, Kagitghalapenta Branch, Kadapa. ..RESPONDENTS WRIT PETITION NO : 23574 of 2007 Between: B. Ibrahim Khan, S/o. Dadu Khan, Officer Scale-I, Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank, O/o. Kadapa District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank, Rep by its Chairman, Opp : Officer's Club, Near Lakshmiranga Theatre, Kadapa. 2 The Sydicate Bank, Rep by its Chairman and Managing Director, Bangalore. 3 Sri M. Obulesu' Chairman,The Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank, Opp Officer's Club, Near Lakshmiranga Theatre, Kadapa. 4 Sri P. Subba Reddy, Enquiry Officer-cum-Senior Manager, Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank, Regional Office, Kurnool. 5 Sri K.R. Kalyana Sastri, Presenting Officer-cum-Officers' Scale -I, Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank, Kagitghalapenta Branch, Kadapa. ..RESPONDENTS WRIT PETITION NO : 23591 of 2007 Between: A. Shiva Shankar S/o Naga Subbaiah Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank, O/o Betamcharla branch, Kadapa District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank, rep by its Chairman, Opp Officer's Club Near Lakshmiranga Theatre, kadapa. 2 The Syndicate bank, repby its Chairman and Managing Director, corporate Office,bangalore 3 Sri M. Obdulesu, Chairman, Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank, Opp: Officer's Club, Near Lakshmiranga Theatre, Kadapa. 4 Sri P. Subba Reddy Enquiry Officer-cum-Senior Manager, Andhra Pragathi Grameena bank, Regional office, Kurnool. 5 Sri K.R. Kalyana Sastri, Presenting Officer-cum-Officers' Scale-I, Andhra Pragathi Grameena bank, Kagithalapenta Branch, Kadapa. ..RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.V.L.BHANU PRAKASH Counsel for the Respondents: SMT V.UMADEVI The Court made the following : COMMON ORDER In these three writ petitions, orders imposing penalties on the petitioners are questioned. At the hearing, Ms. V.Umadevi, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents, placed before the Court proceedings dated 16-01-2008, issued by the Chairman of respondent No.1-Bank, whereby he withdrew the impugned orders passed against the petitioners and supplied copies of enquiry reports to the petitioners inviting explanations from them. The learned counsel for the petitioners agreed that in view of the said proceedings, the cause in these writ petitions does not survive for consideration. He, however, requested the Court to permit the petitioners to submit their respective explanations to the notices issued by the respondents, within a reasonable period. The request of the learned counsel for the petitioners is accepted and the petitioners are permitted to file their explanations to the notices issued by the disciplinary authority, within a period of four (4) weeks from today. After considering the explanations, if any filed by the petitioners, the disciplinary authority shall be free to pass appropriate orders. Subject to the above observations, the writ petitions are disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 24th April, 2009 vrn