IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.23736 of 2008 Between: R. Prem Mahesh S/o.Ramudu, APSRTC, Midhani Bus Depot, Kanchanbagh, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Vigilance & Security Officer, APSRTC, Hyderabad Zone,JBS, Picket, Secunderabad. 2 The Depot Manager, APSRTC, Midhani Bus Depot, Kanchanbagh, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring that the action of the respondent No.1 in imposing the punishment of reduction of the petitioner pay by two incremental stages for a period of two years with cumulative eﬀect duly treating the suspension period not on duty is bad, arbitrary, illegal, unjust and unreasonable, by setting aside Proc.No.P2/812(2)/03-V&SO(HZ), dated 22.5.2004 of respondent No.1 herein and consequently direct the respondents to restore the increments reduced in pay of the petitioner with a proper ﬁxation of pay by paying the arrears and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.VENKATESWAR RAO Counsel for the Respondents: MR. K.MADHAVA REDDY(SC FOR APSRTC) The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.23736 OF 2008 ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the writ petition with a liberty to the petitioner to workout the appropriate remedies available to him under the law. Permission is accorded. The writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed as withdrawn with the liberty as sought for. No order as to costs. _________​__________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 31st October, 2008. IBL