THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.1340 of 2008 Dated: 21.04.2010 Between: B. Subbarayudu. .. Petitioner. And The Government of A.P., Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Housing Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad, And others. .. Respondents. ORDER: This writ petition is filed challenging the proceedings in Rc.No.11/DM’s Peshi/2007, dated 28.09.2007, issued by the 3rd respondent-District Collector/Executive Director, A.P. State Housing Corporation Limited, Kadapa, whereunder the petitioner was imposed with punishment of stoppage of two annual grade increments with cumulative effect, as arbitrary and illegal. There is no necessity of going into all the details. It appears, the petitioner has been imposed with a major punishment of stoppage of two annual grade increments with cumulative effect, without conducting a detailed enquiry, by the impugned order dated 28.09.2007, passed by the 3rd respondent. The law in this regard is well settled. A major punishment cannot be imposed without conducting a detailed enquiry into the allegation of misconduct alleged against a delinquent. In this case, the counter affidavit filed by the 2nd respondent does not indicate that a detailed domestic enquiry was conducted and basing on such detailed enquiry report, the impugned proceedings were issued. Thus, it is clear that no enquiry as required under the law, particularly, a detailed domestic enquiry was conducted. On this ground alone, the impugned proceedings are liable to be set aside. However, since there is some allegation on the part of the petitioner, I deem it appropriate to resolve the dispute here itself by modifying the impugned order as under: “The punishment of stoppage of two annual grade increments with cumulative effect imposed on the petitioner-workman is modified to that of the punishment of stoppage of two annual grade increments without cumulative effect and the petitioner-workman shall be paid all the consequential benefits thereof expeditiously.” With the above modification, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________ C.V.RAMULU,J 21.04.2010 v v