THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.14470 OF 2009 Dated: 29.10.2009 Between: R. Vinay Kumar … petitioner And 1. The Depot Manager, APSRTC, Ranigunj II Depot, Secunderabad Division and 2 others. .. Respondents THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.14470 OF 2009 ORDER : The petitioner herein is working as Conductor with the A.P. State Road Transport Corporation. By order dated 13.11.1997 passed by the 1st respondent, he was removed from service. However, the petitioner’s appeal was partly allowed by the 2nd respondent by order dated 30.12.1997 thereby levying minor penalty of deferment of increment for a period of one year with cumulative effect. As against the said order, the petitioner preferred a Revision Petition before the 3rd respondent – Regional Manager, APSRTC, Hyderabad City Region. The said Revision Petition was rejected by order dated 28.8.2006 on the ground that the Revision petition which was preferred on 5.8.2005 after a period of 7 years was time bared. Aggrieved by the same, the present writ petition is filed contending that as a matter of fact he preferred the Revision Petition on 23.2.1998 itself well within the limitation and therefore the impugned order of rejection is arbitrary and illegal. In support of the said submission, the petitioner has placed before this Court a copy of his representation dated 5.8.2005 which is in the nature of a reminder to the 3rd respondent requesting to dispose of his representation expeditiously. In the said Revision, there was a reference to his representation said to have been preferred on 23.2.1998. A counter-affidavit filed on behalf of the Corporation stating that the petitioner’s Revision Petition said to have been filed on 23.2.1998 has not been traced in the office of the 3rd respondent. I have heard the learned counsel for both the parties. Having regard to the specific plea of the petitioner that he preferred the Revision Petition on 23.2.1998, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider the Revision petition of the petitioner on merits provided the petitioner produces a copy of his Revision Petition before the 3rd respondent within a period of 4 weeks from the date of receipt of this order. Accordingly, the impugned order dated 28.6.2006 is hereby set aside and the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider the petitioner’s Revision Petition on merits and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of three (3) months from the date of receipt of a copy of the Revision Petition dated 23.2.1998. Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. _____________ G. ROHINI, J. Dt. 29.10.2009 gbs