THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH W.P. No.15132 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner is a Driver in the respondent’s Corporation. While discharging his duties he was issued charge sheet alleging that he committed serious misconduct of deviating the route course without specific instructions or without any endorsement on the S.R. by the traffic supervisor that too last night trip, for which, the petitioner submitted his explanation on 20.04.2010 admitting the charge. The respondent, after considering the explanation, passed impugned order, imposing punishment of deferment of annual increment for a period of two years, which shall not have effect on future increments. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner filed the present writ petition. On behalf of the respondent Corporation, counter affidavit has been filed stating that the petitioner is a Driver and he was imposed with a punishment of deferment of annual increment for a period of two years as he committed serious misconduct of deviating the route course. Further, though the petitioner has an alternative remedy of appeal under the Regulations, he approached this Court without availing the same. Therefore, this writ petition is liable to be dismissed. Having regard to the fact that the petitioner has an alternative remedy of appeal and without exhausting the same the petitioner approached this Court. Therefore, I am of the view that this writ petition is liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH Date: 30.03.2011 LSK