IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE DR JUSTICE G.YETHIRAJULU WRIT PETITION NO : 19251 of 2004 Between: K.V.Anjaneyulu, S/o. Venkateswarlu, Secretary, Repalle Cooperative Bank Ltd., Repalle, Guntur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Repalle Cooperative Bank Ltd., rep., by its Chairman, Repalle, Guntur District. 2. The Chairman, Staff Committee, The Repalle Cooperative Bank Ltd., Repalle, Guntur District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue any appropriate order or direction or writ more particularly a writ in the nature of MANDAMUS to set aside the proceedings of the 1st respondent herein dated 31- 08-1996 by declaring the same as illegal, biased and void and consequently to direct the 2nd respondent herein to dispose of the petitioner’s Appeal dated 25-9- 1996. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.GADE VENKATESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1&2 : MR.B.ADINARAYANA RAO (S.C. for the Repalle Coop.Bank Ltd) The Court at the stage of admission made the following : THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G.YETHIRAJULU Writ Petition No. 19251 of 2004 ORDER: The petitioner is the Secretary of the respondents- Co-operative Bank. The petitioner was kept under suspension by the first respondent vide proceedings dated 11.06.1996 and a charge sheet was issued to him. The petitioner submitted his explanation on 29.06.1996 to the said charge sheet. He was imposed a punishment of stoppage of two annual increments with cumulative effect. Challenging the said order, he preferred an appeal to the second respondent on 25.09.1996. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that the second respondent so far did not pass any orders on the appeal preferred by him. Therefore, he approached this Court through this writ petition, seeking a direction to the second respondent to dispose of the appeal preferred by the petitioner on 25.09.1996. 3. In the light of the circumstances explained by the petitioner, the second respondent is directed to pass appropriate orders on the appeal preferred by the petitioner on 25.09.1996 according to the rules, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order. 4. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. _______________________ Dr.G.YETHIRAJULU, J Date: 14th October, 2004. Cs ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Chairmaqn, The Repalle Cooperative Bank Limited, Repalle, Guntur District. 2. The Chairman, Staff Committee, the Repalle Cooperative Bank Limited, Repalle, Guntur District. 3. Two C.D. copies.