THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY DATED: 29-08-2005 WRIT PETITION No.18924 OF 2005 BETWEEN: P.V.Ramana . . .Petitioner And The Divisional Manager, APSRTC, and another . . .Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.18924 OF 2005 O R D E R: The petitioner is working as an Assistant Depot Clerk in the Narsipatnam Depot of APSRTC. Through proceedings dated 30-12-2004, the second respondent imposed a punishment of stoppage of one increment for a period of one year against the petitioner on the ground that the petitioner committed certain financial irregularities. The petitioner claims to have preferred an appeal before the first respondent on 17-03-2005. His grievance is that the appeal has not been disposed of and he is undergoing hardship. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms. B.G.Uma Devi, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the APSRTC. The limited grievance of the petitioner is about non-disposal of his appeal preferred before the first respondent. The appeal was preferred in March, 2005. It cannot be said that there was any undue delay in disposal of the same. It is not as if the first respondent has no other work to attend upon. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to pass appropriate orders in the appeal preferred by the petitioner, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. _________________________ (L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J) 29th AUGUST, 2005. kvni