IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 19458 of 2008 Between: Ravi Bhanoji Rao S/o.Basavaiah Employees Colony, Gunupudi Bhimavaram-534201 ..... PETITIONER AND The Depot Manager, APSRTC,Bhimavaram West Godavari District .....RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to declare the order of suspension of the respondent bearing No.APSRTC No.2/95(94)/2008-BVRM dated 29.8.2008 as illegal, and arbitrary, and to quash the same by issuing a writ in the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or direction. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.SURYA PRAKASA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: C.PRAKASH REDDY(SC FOR APSRTC) The Court made the following : ORDER This writ petition is ﬁled challenging the suspension of the petitioner vide proceedings No.APSRTC No.2/95(94)/2008-BVRM, dated 29.08.2008 passed by the respondent-Corporation. It appears that the petitioner while conducting the bus No. AP 10Z 8065 of BVRM Depot on Bhimavaram to Rajahmundr route, on 10.08.2008, a check was exercised at 14.50 hours, at stage No.21 i.e., Rajahmundry Bus Complex and the checking oﬃcials found that the petitioner had issued invalid tickets (used tickets) and as such, he was suspended from service on the report submitted by the checking officials. Learned counsel for the petitioner strenuously contended that there were no warranting circumstances suspending the petitioner from service, pending enquiry into the matter. Only in the matters of the public interest, such suspension is warranted. A pima facie ﬁnding was recorded by the checking oﬃcials that the petitioner had issued the used tickets, which were not valid. Therefore, this is a matter of enquiry to be conducted by the respondent. No grounds as to jurisdiction or mala ﬁde are made out. Further, it cannot be said that the suspension of the petitioner in a case of this nature is not in the public interest. Writ petition is devoid of merits and is liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. __________ 08-09-2008 rkk