THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 3377 of 1998 25.07.2005 Between: C.H.Enoch, S/o. Samson. Electric Loco Shed, Vijayawada, South central railway. ..... PETITIONER AND The Deputy Inspector General and Chief Security Commissioner South Central Railway, Secunderabad & others. .....RESPONDENTS O R D E R: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not disposing of the appeal filed by the petitioner against the punishment of reduction of his scale to minimum scale imposed by the disciplinary authority as illegal and arbitrary. It is the contention of the petitioner that as against the order of punishment of reduction of his scale to minimum scale imposed by the disciplinary authority, he had filed an appeal before the appellate authority, but the same is not being disposed of in spite of several reminders including the one dated 24.11.1996 and 15.07.1997 made by him. In view of the same, without going into the merits of the case, first respondent is directed to dispose of the appeal purported to have been filed on 02.09.1985 against imposition of punishment of reduction to minimum scale by the disciplinary authority, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ____________ 25.07.2005 usd