IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 8958 of 2005 DATED:30.4.2007 Between: M.S. Sastry petitioner And The APSRTC, Rep by its Regional Manager, APSRTC Guntur Region, Guntur and another Respondents THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 8958 of 2007 ORDER: The petitioner herein is employed in APSRTC as Driver and presently working at Piduguralla Depot. While so, he was issued with a charge sheed dated 11.12.2000 alleging forgery of signature of one Sri G.Nageshwara Rao. The petitioner submitted his explanation dated 20.12.2000 denying the charges and having not satisfied with the same, an enquiry was ordered. The enquiry officer submitted enquiry report dated 6.12.2001 holding petitioner guilty of the charges. Based on the enquiry report, petitioner was issued with a show cause notice dated 22.10.2002 and there after final order dated 8.7.2003 was passed reducing the pay of the petitioner by one incremental stage for a period of two years with cumulative effect. Aggrieved by the punishment order dated 8.7.2003, petitioner submitted an appeal dated 12.3.2007 to the first respondent and the same is pending. Hence, the present writ petition. Heard the learned counsel for petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for respondent corporation. Both counsel agreed for disposal of the writ petition at the admission stage. Since the appeal filed by the petitioner on 12.3.2007 is pending before the first respondent, without going into the merits of the matter, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition directing the first respondent to dispose of the appeal in accordance with law expeditiously. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. ____________ N.V.RAMANA,J DATE: 30.4.2007 TVK THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 8958 of 2007 DATED: 30.4.2007