IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) SATURDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.7969 of 2009 Between: Y.Satish Babu, S/o. Y.Siddaiah Gupta, Somala, madanapalle Division,. Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh, Limited (APSPDCL), Tirupati, Chittoor District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited (APSPDCL), Rep by its Chairman & Managing Director, Tirupati, Chittoor District. 2 The Chief Enginer, Southern Power Distribution, Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited (APSPDCL), Titupathi, Chittoor District. 3 The Enquiry Office & divisional Engineer (Enquiries), Southern Power Distribution Company of andhra Pradesh, Limited (APSPDCL), Enquiry Cell, Tirupati, Chittoor District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.MAHADEVA KANTHRIGALA Counsel for the Respondents:MR. G.NAGABHUSHANA REDDY FOR MR.P.R.BALARAMI REDDY (SC FOR AP TRANSCO) The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed questioning order, dated 26.12.2008 passed by the Chairman and Managing Director of respondent No.1 Company, whereby the petitioner was imposed with the punishment of removal from service. At the hearing, it is conceded by the learned counsel for the petitioner that under Regulation No.13 of the APSEB Employees’ Discipline and Appeal Regulations, which is adopted by respondent No.1 Company, an appeal will lie to the Board of respondent No.1 Company. The petitioner has not come out with any reason for bypassing the remedy of appeal, which is undoubtedly an efficacious one. In view of the same, the writ petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to avail the said remedy. As a sequel to dismissal of main petition, WPMP.No.10441 of 2009 filed by petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 18th APRIL, 2009. kvni