THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.13195 of 2010 Dated: 01.10.2010 Between: Devineni Surendranath. .. Petitioner. And Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devasthanam, Indrakeeladri, Vijayawada, And others. .. Respondents. ORDER: The petitioner is working as a Junior Assistant in Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvari Devasthanam, Vijayawada, the 1st respondent herein. Through order dated 22.04.2010, the Executive Officer of the Devasthanam placed the petitioner under suspension. Several allegations were made. The petitioner challenges the said order. He contends that his original employer is Sri Venkateswara Swamy Devasthanam, Dwaraka Tirumala, and that the 1st respondent has no jurisdiction to place him under suspension. It is further alleged that the 2nd respondent, who is now functioning as an Executive Officer of the 1st respondent, is not competent to hold that post. The respondents filed a counter affidavit. It is stated that the allegations made against the petitioner are serious in nature and that the impugned order does not warrant interference. According to them, the petitioner can put forward all his contentions and defences in the proposed enquiry. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing counsel for the respondents 1 and 2 and the learned Government Pleader for Endowments for respondents 3 and 4. The petitioner is placed under suspension pending enquiry, in exercise of power under Section 37 of the Act 30 of 1987. The allegations made against the petitioner are a bit serious in nature. The truth or otherwise of the same needs to be verified in the course of enquiry. For the present, it cannot be said that the impugned order suffers from any serious infirmity warranting interference. The interest of the petitioner can be protected by directing that the proceedings initiated against him be concluded within a period of three months. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, leaving it open to the petitioner to urge all the contentions in the disciplinary enquiry and the respondents 1 and 2 shall conclude the disciplinary proceedings initiated against the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J 01.10.2010 v v