THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.15372 OF 2011 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed to declare the action of the first respondent in not passing orders in the stay application or in appeal filed by the petitioner on 20.05.2011 before the first respondent, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently, direct the respondents to dispose of the said appeal. 2. Heard. 3. The petitioner was appointed as Technical Assistant (WDT Forest Sector) in the second respondent office by the first respondent vide proceedings, dated 28.05.1999. The first respondent removed the petitioner from service by order, dated 19.05.2010, basing on the preliminary enquiry report, dated 16.05.2010, without giving any notice or opportunity to the petitioner to hear him before removing from service. As per order, dated 07.10.2010, in W.P.No.18721 of 2010, the order of removal was set aside with a direction to the respondents to follow certain guidelines. Thereafter, by proceedings, dated 16.04.2011, the second respondent terminated the petitioner from service. Challenging the order of termination passed by the second respondent, a statutory appeal along with a stay application has been filed by the petitioner before the first respondent. But, till now no action has been taken on the appeal or on the stay application filed by the petitioner. 4. The grievance of the petitioner is that no orders have been passed in the application filed by him in the appeal, to grant stay of operation of the order of second respondent, or in the appeal itself. The appeal, which is statutory in nature, has to be disposed of in accordance with law. Therefore, the first respondent is directed to dispose of the appeal itself filed by the petitioner in accordance with law, after giving opportunity to both the parties, within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate the same to the petitioner. 5. With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________ K.C. BHANU, J June 09, 2011 MD IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE NINETH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.15372 OF 2011 Between: V. Rajagopal Reddy .....PETITIONER AND The District Collector, Anantapur and others ....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.15372 OF 2011 June 09, 2011