IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 19891 of 2008 Between: Sri. G.K. Munaiah, S/o. Govindappa, R/o. 7/942, Mruthyunjayanagar, Kadapa. ..... PETITIONER AND A.P.S.R.T.C., Rep. by its Depot Manager, Kadapa Depot, Kadapa. .....RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of mandamus, declaring the suspension order of the respondent placing the petitioner under suspension vide proceeding No. P1/789(1)/2008-KDP dated 27-05-2008, is illegal, arbitrary and without any authority and against the principles of natural justice and vioaltive of Art.16 and 21 of the Constitution of India. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.R.PAVAN REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: SMT.W.V.S.RAJESWARI The Court made the following : ORDER This writ petition is directed against the proceedings No.P1/789(1)2008-KDP, dated 27.5.2008, issued by the respondent-Depot Manager, Kadapa Depot, whereunder the petitioner was suspended for his involvement in a criminal case, in which he was arrested and detained in jail from 22.4.2008 to 4.5.2008. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the crime arose outside employment and therefore, keeping the petitioner under suspension would not be in the public interest. In view of the allegations made in the charge sheet, it cannot be said that the suspension of the petitioner was not in the public interest. No ground is made out calling for interference of this Court in case of such a suspension. It is for the Management to decide as to whether there is any necessity for keeping the petitioner under continuous suspension or not. It appears from the record that the petitioner has already made a representation on 12.6.2008 seeking to revoke the suspension order. Under those circumstances, the respondent is directed to consider the representation purported to have been made by the petitioner on 12.6.2008 and pass appropriate orders as per law, within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate the same to the petitioner. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. __________ 12-09-2008 rkk