IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.24014 of 2008 Between: V.R.Maddileti S/o.Maddileti TWI(RP), A.P. State Housing Corporation Ltd., Devanakonda Mandal, Adoni Division, Kurnool District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Board, rep. by its Chairman, A.P. State Housing Corporation Ltd., 3-6-184, Urdugalli, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad. 2 A.P. State Housing Corporation Ltd., rep. by its Managing Director, 3-6-184, Urdugalli, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court may be pleased to issue any writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to reinstate the petitioner in to service forthwith pending disposal of Board Appeal ﬁled on 18.9.2008 against the order of the 2nd respondent vide proceedings No.3881/APSHCL/Vig(3)/KRL/2007, dated 21.8.2008 awarding major punishment of Removal from service along with recovery of amount in addition to ﬁling criminal case, contrary to the ﬁndings and recommendation of Enquiry Report by declaring the action of the 1st respondent in not passing any order in the appeal as illegal, arbitrary and amounts to delay tactics and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.J.U.M.V.PRASAD Counsel for the Respondents: MR.K.MOHAN RAMI REDDY The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.24014 OF 2008 ORDER: Heard both sides. It appears, the petitioner, while working as Technical Work Inspector (RP) in A.P. State Housing Corporation Limited at Devanakonda Mandal, Adoni Division of Kurnool District, was imposed with a major penalty of removal from service apart from ordering recovery of Rs.2,13,970/- along with 12% interest, by order dated 21.08.2008 of the 2nd respondent- Managing Director of the Corporation, after conducting a detailed enquiry into the irregularities alleged to have been committed by him in the execution of Indiramma Housing Programme. The petitioner complains that aggrieved by the said removal order, he preferred an appeal before the 1st respondent- Board of the Corporation on 18.09.2008 and also sought for interim suspension of the said removal order, but so far no orders have been passed thereon. In the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on merits, the 1st respondent is directed to dispose of the appeal preferred by the petitioner within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate the orders to the petitioner. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _________​__________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 6th November, 2008. IBL