HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.226849 OF 2011 ORDER: The petitioner was appointed as a General Helper Grade-III in the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation Limited, the 1st respondent herein. Through proceedings, dated 18-07-2006, the 1st respondent removed the petitioner from service on the ground that he remained absent unauthorizedly from 01-04-2005 to 31-03-2006. The petitioner feels aggrieved by the same. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondents. 3. The principal ground urged by the petitioner is that no enquiry was conducted by the 1st respondent before the order of removal was passed. On behalf of the respondents, it is urged that the writ petition is not maintainable since it is filed nearly five years after the date of removal. 4. In the hierarchy of the respondents, the Managing Director, being the head of the Organization happens to be the appellate authority. The petitioner can prefer an appeal even at this stage. Since he is an unskilled employee, the delay in presenting the appeal can be condoned. 5. Hence, the Writ Petition is disposed of leaving it open to the petitioner to prefer an appeal to the Vice Chairman & Managing Director of the Corporation against the order of removal, dated 18-07- 2006. The appellate authority shall entertain the appeal filed by the petitioner without raising any objection at to the limitation. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J August 29, 2011. KTL