THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No. 10834 of 2007 Dated: 23.05.2007 Between: A.S.N. Murthy, S/o late A. Chalapathi Rao, aged 52 years, Principal, A.P. Social Welfare Residential School/Jr. College for Girls (DPIP), Pathapatnam, Srikakulam District. .... PETITIONER AND The Chairman, A.P. Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (Regd.,) Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No. 10834 of 2007 Order: Seeking quashing of the proceedings, dated 02.05.2007, issued by the Chairman, Andhra Pradesh Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (Regd. ) , Hyderabad, whereby petitioner was inflicted with a punishment of reduction in rank of PGT (Telugu) under Clause (vii) of Rule 9 of Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (CCA) Rules, 1991, the present writ petition is filed. It is conceded by Sri M. Srikanth, learned counsel for the petitioner that against the order impugned in this writ petition, an appeal lies to the Government of Andhra Pradesh under Section 80 of the Andhra Pradesh Education Act, 1982. It is not the case of the petitioner that the order impugned in this writ petition is passed in violation of principles of natural justice or that the respondent, who passed the order, has no jurisdiction to pass such an order. Therefore, I do not see any reason for the petitioner to bypass the effective remedy of appeal as provided under the aforementioned provision. The writ petition is therefore dismissed giving liberty to the petitioner to avail the alternative remedy of appeal. No costs. _________________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J. Date: 23.05.2007 Nsr