THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No. 9205 OF 2011 O R D E R: Heard Sri A.K. Jayaprakash Rao, learned Standing Counsel on behalf of the 2nd respondent. The writ petitioner worked as a Forest Mazdoor with the Divisional Forest Officer attached to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTDs). On 30.07.2002, the Joint Executive Officer of the said Devasthanams imposed a punishment of stoppage of two increments without cumulative effect, for the solitary charge held proved against him. Against the said order of the Joint Executive Officer, the writ petitioner has preferred an appeal before the TTDs. and the said Devasthanams, through proceedings, dated 26.09.2007 of the Executive Officer, rejected the appeal of the writ petitioner. However, while rejecting the said appeal, it was noted therein that a further appeal would lie under Section 120(ii) of the A.P. Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987 before the Government. In view of this advice tendered by the TTDs, the writ petitioner has preferred an appeal before the Government, which was received by them on 07.11.2007. It is stated that the said appeal is still kept pending by the Government. If the State Government has received the appeal preferred by the writ petitioner on 07.11.2007, it is supposed to attend to the same as expeditiously as possible. At any rate, more than three years has already elapsed. Therefore, the 1st respondent State Government is directed to deal with the appeal said to have been preferred by the writ petitioner on 07.11.2007 against the orders passed on 26.09.2007 by the TTDs and pass appropriate orders thereon, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With this, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. It is needless to observe that the contentions canvassed in the Writ Petition have all been kept open. No costs. ---------------------------------- NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J) 7th April 2011 ksld