IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No : 18629 of 2009 Between: Smt.P.Vijayalakshmi, Gudivada, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND The A.P.State handloom Weavers Cooperative Society Ltd., Represented by its Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, Hyderabad and others. ...RESPONDENTS The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.18629 of 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the proceedings of the 1st respondent dated 22.7.2009 whereunder a penalty of Rs.10,000/- was imposed against the petitioner apart from directing the recovery of deficit amount of Rs.65,876/- from her retirement benefits, as arbitrary and illegal. At the out set, it is to be noted that an alternative remedy of appeal is available to the petitioner and therefore, without exhausting such an alterative remedy, the petitioner cannot maintain this writ petition. In the circumstances, without going into the merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed of granting leave and liberty to the petitioner to work out the alternative remedy of appeal. However, keeping in view that under the impugned order, recovery is sought to be made from the retirement benefits of the petitioner, there shall be a direction to the respondents that the said order dated 22.7.2009 to the extent of recovery shall not be given effect to, for a period of four weeks from today. No costs. _______________ Justice G.Rohini Date:08.09.2009 mrb