IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED & THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.G.SHANKAR WRIT PETITION No. 10234 of 2011 Between: The Assistant Commissioner of Endowments Dept., Ongole and 3 others. .....Petitioners. AND G. Syam Sunder and another ....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED & THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.G.SHANKAR WRIT PETITION No.10234 of 2011 ORDER:(per Honourable Sri Justice Ghulam Mohammed) This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Certiorari calling for the records relating to the orders of the A.P. Administrative Tribunal passed in O.A.No.526 of 2011 dated 22.03.2011 and quash the same as being perverse, in excess of jurisdiction and contrary to law. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel for the 1st respondent. The brief facts that are necessary for disposal of the present writ petition may be stated as follows: The Trust Board of Sri Nemaligundla Ranganayaka Swamy Vari Devasthanam, J.Pullalacheruvu Village, Racharla Mandal, Prakasam District made a complaint to the 3rd petitioner herein to the effect that the 1st respondent herein used to attend the Hundi Collections in the temple in the evening hours between 4.30 p.m and 5.00 p.m by engaging a car and opens the Hundi and he used to indulge in malpractices while counting the notes and that for the instance the petitioner was indulged in malpractice while counting the Hundi collection on 4.9.2010, that while counting Rs.100/- currency notes, the 1st respondent herein counted the bundles as 87 notes and when he was asked to recount the same it came to 99 notes and thus he short-calculated Rs.10/- notes to a tune of 12 notes and that the 1st respondent herein indulging in this sort of corruption activities for quite a long time and that the petitioners recovered the car hire charges from the Hundi collections. On receipt of the complaint, the 3rd petitioner herein vide his proceedings dated 21.2.2011 issued directions to the 2nd petitioner herein to suspend the 1st respondent herein immediately pending enquiry into the charges and direct him to hand over the Hundi Keys in the office of the 1st petitioner herein. In pursuance of the instructions of the 3rd petitioner herein framed certain charges against the 1st respondent herein and he was kept under suspension vide proceedings dated 22.1.2011 directing him to submit his explanation within a fortnight from the date of receipt of the charge sheet. Then the 1st respondent submitted his explanation on 27.1.2011 and on receipt of the explanation, the 2nd petitioner herein appointed an Enquiry Officer to enquire into the charges framed against the 1st respondent herein and the same is pending. Challenging the proceedings dated 22.1.2011 of the 2nd petitioner herein keeping the 1st respondent herein under suspension, he filed the O.A.No.526 of 2011 before the A.P. Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad. The Tribunal after its full trial, allowed the O.A setting aside the impugned proceedings by its order dated 22.3.2011 and directed to reinstate the 1st respondent into service. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioners herein filed this writ petition. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that they have appointed an Enquiry Officer to enquire into the charges framed against the 1st respondent herein as to whether he has committed the alleged malpractice of less counting the Hundi collections and the same is pending. On the other hand, the learned counsel for the 1st respondent contended that even without conducting any departmental enquiry, the petitioners suspended the 1st respondent and hence the order passed by the Tribunal needs no interference and the writ petition may be dismissed. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and especially in view of the fact that the petitioners appointed the Enquiry Officer to enquire into the charges framed against the 1st respondent herein, it is just and proper to direct the petitioners herein to complete and conclude the enquiry within one month from the date of receipt of copy of this order. Subject to the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED,J. __________________ K.G.SHANKAR,J. July, 04th , 2011 GK THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED & THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.G.SHANKAR WRIT PETITION No. 10234 of 2011 Date:04.07.2011 Gk.