THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU W.P. No. 13756 of 2010 O R D E R: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of 2nd respondent in so far as imposing punishment of deferment of annual increments for a period of two years with cumulative effect on future increments, besides treating the suspension period as ‘not on duty’ vide proceeding No.P1/243(01)/2006-MLG dated 5.4.2007 as arbitrary and illegal. Though this writ petition is filed by the petitioner being aggrieved by the order dated 5.4.2007 passed by 2nd respondent, petitioner had already filed a statutory appeal against the said order before 1st respondent on 17.5.2007 and the same is not disposed of till today. Once the alternative remedy has been invoked by way of filing appeal, entertaining this writ petition does not arise. Under those circumstances, the writ petition itself is disposed of directing 1st respondent to dispose of the appeal purported to have been filed by the petitioner on 17.5.2007 against the order passed by 2nd respondent in his proceedings dated 5.4.2007, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order. JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU. Date: 18-6-2010. MVB.