THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.20976 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner is employed as a Fire Man in A.P. Power Generation Corporation Limited, respondent No.1 herein. He was prosecuted in C.C.No.1 of 2005 by the Court of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kamalapuram, Kadapa for the offences punishable under Section 498-A I.P.C. and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The trial Court convicted him and sentence of imprisonment for a period of one year and fine of Rs.500/-was imposed through judgment, dated 17.02.2006. Taking the same into account, respondent No.3 passed an order, dated 13.03.2006, dismissing the petitioner from service. The petitioner filed Criminal Appeal No.49 of 2006 in the Court of the II Additional Sessions Judge, Kadapa. The appeal was allowed on 27.04.2010 and the conviction and sentence imposed against the petitioner were set aside. The petitioner submitted representations, dated 10.05.2010 and 16.08.2010, enclosing a copy of the judgment rendered by the lower appellate Court and requested for reinstatement. His grievance is that no action has been taken thereon. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. The only basis on which the petitioner was dismissed from service was that he was convicted in C.C.No.1 of 2005 by the Court of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Kamalapuram. By the time the order of dismissal was passed, the petitioner was released on bail through order, dated 06.03.2006, by the lower appellate Court. That, however, did not weigh with the respondents. Once Criminal Appeal No.49 of 2006 was allowed by the lower appellate Court on 27.04.2010, the respondents are under obligation to withdraw the order of dismissal. The petitioner has placed reliance upon the orders issued by the Government, which are to the effect that whenever an employee is removed from service on the basis of the conviction ordered by a Criminal Court, he shall be entitled to be reinstated into service in case the conviction is set aside in appeal. Hence, the writ petition is allowed and the respondents are directed to pass appropriate orders, duly taking into account the judgment, dated 27.04.2010, rendered by the Court of the II Additional Sessions Judge, Kadapa in Criminal Appeal No.49 of 2006, within a period of two (2) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:27.09.2010. kdl