IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 27829 OF 2009 Between: A.Madhusudhan ..... PETITIONER AND Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation Ltd., Rep. by its Managing Director, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad and others .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: Counsel for the Respondents: The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 27829 OF 2009 ORDER : The petitioner’s services as a driver in the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation Limited were terminated vide proceedings dated 20.02.2008 and challenging the same, the present writ petition is filed. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri A.K.Narasimha Rao, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Corporation. It is not disputed before this Court that a remedy of appeal is available against the impugned order and the petitioner has already preferred an appeal before the 1st respondent on 26.02.2008. Since the said Appeal is pending, the interference by this Court at this stage is not warranted. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on merits, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider the petitioner’s appeal dated 26.02.2008, preferred against the order of termination dated 20.02.2008 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of this order. No costs. _____________ G. ROHINI, J. Date: 22.12.2009 Ivd