HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No.16312 of 2011 ORDER: The present writ petition is filed seeking to issue a writ of Mandamus declaring the proceedings Vide No.02/95(20)/2011-KNL-2, dated 24.05.2011, issued by the Deputy Chief Traffic Manager, Kurnool, whereunder and whereby the petitioner was placed under suspension pending enquiry into the charge leveled against him as illegal. The charge levelled against the petitioner would go to show that on 19.03.2011, the TTIS of HES/PDT made a check on the bus bearing regn.No.AP 28 Z-5845, on which the petitioner was duty as a Conductor and found that the petitioner committed some irregularity in issuing the tickets i.e., having collected the requisite fare of Rs.137/- from a passenger who boarded the bus at Kurnool bound for Hyderabad, he issued ticket worth Rs.38/- only. In this regard, charge sheet was issued and suspension orders, dated 24.05.2011, were passed suspending the services of the petitioner with immediate effect. The grievance of the petitioner is that after he submitted his explanation, he was asked to join duties with effect from 10.04.2011, but, again another charge sheet was issued and the second respondent passed orders, dated 24.05.2011, suspending him from service, which is not in tune with the rules and regulations of APSRTC. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the Assistant Manager (Traffic) sent a report to the Depot Manager stating that issuing the tickets of lower denomination is not intentional on the part of the petitioner and therefore, suspending the petitioner attributing negligence on his part in issuing the ticket is not warranted and hence, he prays to set aside the impugned order. Ordinarily, this Court would not interfere with the order of suspension pending disciplinary enquiry or contemplated enquiries, when there is serious misconduct alleged against the delinquent employee. It is not case of attributing no mala fides against the authority who passed the impugned order. Further, it is not in dispute that the authority who passed the impugned order is competent to pass the order placing the delinquent employee under suspension. Whether the petitioner wantonly or negligently or intentionally collected more fare than the value of the ticket issued or not; or that an inadverted mistake was committed because of the colour of the tickets in respect of two denominations is one and the same or not are the matters to be decided and adjudicated by the enquiry officer in the enquiry. Prima facie, there is misconduct in respect of collecting more amount than the ticket value and therefore, the petitioner is rightly placed under suspension by the disciplinary authority pending enquiry. For the foregoing reasons, the impugned order needs no interference by this Court and accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed, at the stage of admission. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ JUSTICE K.C.BHANU 15th June 2011 dr