HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.9191 of 2010 Date: April 21, 2010 Between: K. Bhasker, S/o. late Jangappa, aged about 46 years, Occ: Driver, R/o.Samsthan Narayanapur village and Mandal, Nalgonda District … Petitioner And The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, represented by its Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Bus Bhavan, Musheerabad, Hyderabad,and another … Respondents Order: In this writ petition, the petitioner has questioned proceedings No.02/114(12)/08-HYT, dated 03-04-2010, issued by the second respondent, Depot Manager, APSRTC, Hayathnagar Depot, Ranga Reddy District. The petitioner is a Driver in the A.P. State Road Transport Corporation. Disciplinary proceedings were initiated against him, by framing a charge, which reads as under: “For having unruly behaviour with the Supdt. (T) in the room of AM(T) on 26.11.08 at 12.00 hrs before the AM(T) and Depot Secretary NMU, which constitutes misconduct in terms of Reg.No.xxi of APSRTC (Conduct) Reg.1963.” With reference to the said charge, enquiry was conducted. Based on the findings recorded by the enquiry officer, impugned proceedings is issued provisionally coming to the conclusion that the petitioner is guilty of the charge. The petitioner was also asked to show-cause as to why the punishment of removal from service should not be ordered. The impugned proceedings is questioned on the ground that though when similar charge was framed against one Sri S.N. Ahmad, Trimmer, working in the Corporation, notice was issued to him proposing the punishment of deferment of increments for a period of two years, but so far as the petitioner is concerned, respondents are bent upon imposing penalty of removal from service. The impugned proceeding is a show-cause notice after receipt of enquiry report in the disciplinary proceedings. Hence, it is for the petitioner to file his explanation to the same and there is no reason to interfere with the impugned proceedings at this stage. In case similarly placed persons are imposed punishment of deferment of increments for a period of two years, the petitioner shall bring the same to the notice of the respondents, by way of filing explanation. In the circumstances, I dispose of the writ petition permitting the petitioner to file explanation to the impugned proceedings within ten days from today. On filing such explanation, respondents shall consider the same and pass appropriate final orders, keeping in mind the punishment imposed in disciplinary proceedings on similarly placed persons, viz. Sri S.N. Ahmad, Trimmer, working in the Corporation. No order as to costs. ______________________ (R. SUBHASH REDDY, J) April 21, 2010 MRR