THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23388 of 1995 Date: 29.09.2006 Between: V. Satyanarayana … Petitioner AND Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board Rep., by its Chairman, Musheerabad, Hyderabad & another. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23388 of 1995 ORDER:- The proceedings dated 02.03.1994, by which the petitioner is placed under suspension, is challenged in the present writ petition. The petitioner at the relevant time was working as Line Inspector and on a trap laid by D.S.P. (ACB), Rajahmundry, a criminal case vide Cr.No.3/Rc-RJY/94 was registered for the offences under Sections 7, 11, 13(1)(d) read with Sections 13(2) and 15 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988. In view of the registration of the criminal case and his subsequent arrest, the Divisional Engineer (Operation) – 2nd respondent placed the petitioner under suspension under regulation 56 of the A.P.S.E.B. Service Regulations Part-I. At the admission stage, this Court in WPMP.No.28733 of 1995 granted interim stay of the order of suspension. It is now represented on behalf of the petitioner that in view of the interim stay granted on 18.10.1995, the petitioner was reinstated in to service. However, the learned counsel is unable to state the present stage of enquiry. Having regard to the fact that eleven long years have elapsed from the time of registration of the criminal case, it is reasonable to presume that the criminal case would have got disposed of. In view of these facts, I deem it proper to close the writ petition as infructuous. The writ petition is accordingly closed as infructuous. No order as costs. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 29.09.2006 ES