THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.13196 of 2010 Dated: 14.06.2010 Between: Md.Masthan. .. Petitioner. And The Deputy Chief Traffic Manager, APSRTC, Medak Region, Sanga Reddy, Medak District. .. Respondent. ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent Corporation. It appears, while the petitioner was working as Assistant Depot Clerk in the A.P. State Road Transport Corporation (for short ‘the Corporation’) at Zaherabad Depot, on the allegation that he is held responsible for missing an amount of Rs.50,000/- of the Corporation, he was issued with a charge sheet. After conducting a detailed enquiry on the said allegation and after completion of all the formalities, by final order dated 01.1.2009 of the Depot Manager, Zaheerabad Depot, the petitioner was imposed with a punishment of reduction of pay by one incremental stage with cumulative effect, duly treating the period of suspension as ‘not on duty’. The grievance of the petitioner is that aggrieved by the order dated 01.01.2009, he preferred an appeal before the respondent-Deputy Chief Traffic Manager, APSRTC, Medak Region, Sanga Reddy, as long back as on 25.12.2009, but the said appeal is not disposed of till date. Hence, this writ petition. In the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on merits, the respondent is directed to dispose of the appeal purported to have been filed by the petitioner against the order, dated 01.12.2009, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________ C.V.RAMULU,J 14.06.2010 v v