THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No.33584 OF 2010 Dated: 26.07.2011 Between: Dr. A.Rajendra Krishna ..... Petitioner AND The APSRTC and 2 others ..... Respondents The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No.33584 OF 2010 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking to issue a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of respondent No.2 in not disposing of the appeal, dated 05.09.2006, filed by the petitioner, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently, direct respondent No.2 to dispose of the appeal forthwith. The petitioner was initially appointed as an Accountant in the year 1979 in respondent No.1- Corporation and subsequently, he was promoted as Manager. During the year 2004, he was served with a charge memo and suspended on various allegations, which are not at all tenable. The respondents also conducted an enquiry and imposed the punishment of stoppage of one increment and reinstated the petitioner into service on 21.07.2006. Against that punishment, the petitioner preferred an appeal dated 05.09.2006 to the Appellate Authority through respondent No.3- Branch Manager Incharge, A.P.State Trading Corporation Limited presently A.P.Trade Promotion Corporation Limited, Visakhapatnam and the same was not disposed of till today. The petitioner also made representations dated 25.01.2007, 28.02.2007, 23.03.2007, 09.04.2007, 16.04.2007, 16.05.2007, 07.12.2009 and 11.02.2010 to the 2nd respondent for disposal of his appeal. Hence, the writ petition. Learned counsel for the petitioner produced a copy of appeal along with the grounds of appeal, which was received by the office of the respondents on 06.09.2006 and hence, he prays to consider the appeal and dispose of the same. Learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondent No.1- Corporation produced a copy of letter dated 25.07.2011 and stating that the Corporation has not received any appeal dated 05.09.2006 filed by the petitioner and hence, he prays to dismiss the writ petition. Hence, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the petitioner to produce the copy of the appeal dated 05.09.2006, which was shown to Court before respondent No.2 and thereafter, respondent No.2 shall take appropriate decision basing on the said appeal filed by the petitioner within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ K.C.BHANU, J Dated: 26th July, 2011 Ivd THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No.33584 OF 2010 26th July, 2011 Ivd