The Hon’ble Sri Justice R.Subhash Reddy Writ Petition No.26185 of 2009 Order: Heard learned Counsel for the parties. With their consent, the Writ Petition is taken up for hearing and disposal at the stage of admission. The petitioner herein was appointed as Junior Engineer in the respondents-A.P.Transco and retired as a Chief Engineer on 31-03-2001. On the ground that the petitioner has committed certain irregularities while placing orders for procurement of materials at inflated rates without making field enquiries, disciplinary proceedings were initiated against him and after enquiry, the second respondent passed Order, dated 09-09-2008, in Memo No.CGM (HRD&Trg)/DE/DC/380-P1/2002-40, imposing the punishment of 15% cut in the petitioner’s pension for a period of three years besides recovery of Rs.11,05,353-30 ps with 10 % interest. It is submitted by learned Counsel for the petitioner that as per the A.P.Transo Discipline & Appeal Regulations, the petitioner has preferred an appeal before the first respondent-appellate authority on 8th December, 2008 along with an interim stay application, but the respondents, without passing any orders thereon, are contemplating to enforce the impugned order. The learned Counsel placed on record a copy of Order, dated 28-10-2009, passed by a learned single Judge of this Court in identical circumstances in W.P.No.23143 of 2009. Though several contentions were advanced by the learned Counsel for the petitioner to the effect that he is not at fault and that the allegations leveled against him are false, in view of the pendency of statutory appeal before the first respondent-appellate authority, it is not desirable to record any finding on the legality or otherwise of the impugned order at this stage. Inasmuch as the impugned order has not yet been implemented, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the Writ Petition directing the first respondent- appellate authority to dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner, after giving an opportunity of hearing to the parties therein, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till disposal of the said appeal, there shall be a direction to the respondents not to enforce the impugned order. Subject to the above directions, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission. No order as to costs. _________________ R.Subhash Reddy, J Dated 2nd December, 2009 Note: Furnish CC in two days. (B/o) lur