IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 16555 of 2008 Between: A. Waheed Khan S/o. Late Raheem Khan R/o. 9-12-291, Near Mohaiya Mazeed, Quila Road, Nizamabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 APSRTC, Rep. by its Managing Director, Musheerabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Depot Manager, APSRTC, NZB-I Depot, Nizamabad. .....RESPONDENTS 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 an appropriate writ or direction particularly one in the nature of Writ of Certiorari quash the impugned order of suspension issued in Proc. No./ T2/95(16)/08-NZB-I dt. 21-7-2008 and Charge Sheet No. T2/95(16)/08-NZB-I dt. 21- 7-2008 as illegal, discriminatory, arbitrary in violation of principles of natural justice as well as in violation of Art. 14 , 16 & 21 of the Constitution of India, and consequently direct the respondents to reinstate the petitioner into service with all consequential benefits in the interest of justice and fair play. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.V.NARASIMHA GOUD Counsel for the Respondents: SMT.B.G.UMA DEVI The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner is working as Assistant Depot Clerk in the Nizamabad-I Depot of A.P.S.R.T.C. He was issued a charge sheet, dated 21.07.2008, pointing out certain lapses, as regards handling of Tray No.904, in the Depot. It was alleged that he did not take note of the fact that certain punched tickets of Rs.4/- denomination were found in the tray. On the same day, the second respondent passed an order, placing the petitioner under suspension. The writ petition is filed against the order of suspension. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. This Court would be slow to interfere with the orders of suspension, pending enquiry. It is only in cases where an order is passed by an authority not vested with the power, or where the allegations even if taken on their face value are trivial in nature, if not obsolete, that this Court can consider the feasibility of interfering with the same. In the instant case, it is not in dispute that the petitioner is placed on duty, to receive ticket trays from the Conductor on completion of their trips and issue the trays at the commencement of the service. In the charge sheet, it was mentioned that as many as 12 tickets of Rs.4/- denomination were found punched, but still tied to a ticket block. The question as to whether there was any negligence on the part of the petitioner, needs to be examined in the departmental enquiry. It cannot be said that there was no basis for the second respondent to place the petitioner under suspension. Hence, the Writ Petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ Dt.07.08.2008 L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J GJ