THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.27833 OF 2009 Dated: 25.01.2010 Between Adla Komuraiah, Khammam District. … Petitioner And A.P. State Housing Corporation Limited, Rep., by its Managing Director, Hyderabad and 2 others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 27833 of 2009 O R D E R : The petitioner herein was appointed as a Supervisor in Panchayat (PWS) Division in the year 1979. The post of Supervisor was re-designated as Assistant Engineer and later on vide proceedings dated 18.10.2008 the petitioner was appointed by transfer to the post of Deputy Executive Engineer (PR) and was allotted to the first respondent-A.P. State Housing Corporation Limited. While so, by order dated 26.08.2009 passed by the 2nd respondent-District Collector/Executive Director (Housing), Khammam the petitioner was placed under suspension pending the disciplinary proceedings initiated against him in connection with alleged irregularities in execution of Indiramma Housing Programme. Aggrieved by the same, this writ petition is filed contending that as per the rules governing the services in A.P. State Housing Corporation, the Managing Director of the Corporation alone is competent to place an officer of the rank of Deputy Executive Engineer under suspension and therefore, the impugned order passed by the District Collector/Executive Director is without jurisdiction. Learned standing counsel appearing for the Corporation could not dispute the fact that the 2nd respondent is not the competent authority to place a Deputy Executive Engineer under suspension. In the circumstances, the impugned order dated 26.08.2009 being without jurisdiction is liable to be set aside. The learned counsel for the petitioner has further brought to the notice of this Court that the petitioner was subsequently repatriated to the parent Department by order dated 05.09.2009, however he was not relieved by the Corporation to report to his parent Department. On the other hand, the learned counsel for the Corporation contended that since the disciplinary proceedings are pending against the petitioner, he cannot be relieved to join his parent Department. In the absence of any counter affidavit by the respondents, I am not inclined to enter into the said controversy and it is left open to the parties to work out the appropriate remedy as available under law. Accordingly, the impugned order dated 26.08.2009 is hereby set aside and the writ petition is disposed of leaving it open to the respondents to pass appropriate orders afresh if so advised. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI, J. Date: 25.01.2010 Note: Issue C.C. in two days. B/o KLP