THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.18665 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner is working as Driver in Warangal-I Depot of the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation. Himself and another Driver were posted on duty to operate Super Deluxe Service from Hanumakonda to Tirupathi and Tirupathi to Bhoopalapalli. The bus is provided with a TIMS machine for issuance of tickets and no Conductor is posted. A check took place at Hyderabad when the bus was returning from Tirupathi. Alleging that the petitioner issued a common ticket for six passengers, who were travelling from Kurnool to Hyderabad, after they reached Hyderabad, respondent No.2 passed an order, suspending him. The same is challenged in this writ petition. The petitioner contends that batch of six passengers boarded at Tirupathi to travel to Hyderabad, but on the ground that they may have to break their journey at Kurnool, if one of their friends/relations does not board at Kurnool, initially they took tickets up to Kurnool and after the bus reached Kurnool, they renewed their journey and fresh tickets were issued up to Hyderabad. He further contends that no misappropriation has taken place and taking advantage of a technical error in the TIMS machine, the impugned order is issued. The respondents filed a counter-affidavit. It is stated that the tickets were found to have been issued at 23.53 hours exactly after the bus reached Hyderabad and the irregularity committed by the petitioner would be enquired into, in the disciplinary proceedings. Heard Sri A.K.Jayaprakash Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Sridhar Reddy Pottigari, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. The petitioner challenges the order of suspension pending enquiry. The allegation against him is that he issued tickets to a batch of six passengers travelling from Kurnool to Hyderabad after the bus reached to Hyderabad. The petitioner on the other hand states that the tickets were issued at Kurnool itself. To ascertain the exact time at which the tickets were issued, this Court summoned the record. The extracts derived from the TIMS machine as well as the computerized statistical report are placed by the respondents. Both of them are consistent to the effect that the tickets to the batch of six passengers were issued at 23.50 hours. The record discloses that the bus left Kurnool at 19.54 hours and issuance of tickets to the passengers, who boarded at that place, was concluded within 5 to 6 minutes. The allegation of the petitioner that the TIMS machine did not record the timings properly and there is serious defect in it, is a matter which needs to be considered in the enquiry. This Court is not inclined to interfere with the order of suspension, pending enquiry. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed. The respondents are directed to conclude the disciplinary proceedings against the petitioner within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:07.10.2010. kdl