THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH W.P.NO.24106 OF 2008 O R D E R Heard the counsel for the petitioner and the Standing Counsel for the respondent – Andhra Pradesh State Civil Supplies Corporation. 2. The petitioner is working as Grade-I Assistant and Incharge Mandal Level Stock point, in the Andhra Pradesh State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. at Patancheru MLS Point, Medak District. He filed the writ petition challenging the proceedings of the 2nd respondent – Joint Collector and EOED, APSCSCL., Sangareddy Medak District in P.Admn.29(1)/2008 dated 4.9.2008, in placing him under suspension on the ground that 696 pouches of P.Oil and 0.700 Mts. of Red Gram Dal were seized while transporting the said commodities to fair price shop at Velemela Village of Ramchandrapuram Mandal, without release orders. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that as per Rule 54-B of the A. P. Fundamental Rules (for short ‘the Rules’) a person who is due for retirement shortly, even though he is placed under suspension in connection with disciplinary proceedings initiated against him, is entitled for reinstatement. He submits that the petitioner is due for retirement on 31.12.2008 and hence he may be permitted to make a representation to the competent authority and let the competent authority be directed to pass appropriate orders in terms of the Rule 54-B of the Rules. 4. Having regard to the submission of the counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is due for retirement by 31.12.2008, without going into the merits of the case, I am of the view that the writ petition can be disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file representation under Rule 54-B of the Rules. Accordingly, I pass the order as under: “ The petitioner is given liberty to make a representation to the competent authority under Rule 54-B of the Rules within a period of one week from today and within a period of one week thereafter i.e., from the date of making representation, the competent authority shall pass appropriate orders in accordance with law.” 5. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of at the stage of admission. No costs. AVS --------------------------------- 03—12—2008