THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No. 4613 OF 2011 O R D E R: This Writ Petition is directed against the orders passed by the Chairman of the Andhra Pradesh Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society on 23.11.2010, imposing punishment of reduction in rank to that of Post Graduate Teacher and to place him at the last point in the seniority list for Zone-I besides recovery of pecuniary loss of Rs. 61.85 lacs caused to the Government as well as to the Society. Against this order of the Chairman of the Society, an appeal would lie to the Board of Governors and accordingly, the writ petitioner has preferred an appeal on 24.12.2010. Though he sought for interim stay of the operation of the proceedings of the Chairman, pending disposal of the appeal, no such order has been passed so far. While the Board of Governors may examine the tenability of the claim made in the appeal, a little later on, they ought to have considered granting stay of recovery of the pecuniary loss of Rs.61.85 lacs said to have been caused by the writ petitioner. The writ petitioner has got few more years of service left and he is not likely to retire in a short span of time. Therefore, the balance of convenience, undoubtedly, lies in his favour. Let there be interim stay of collection of the amount of pecuniary loss said to have been caused by the writ petitioner, pending disposal of the appeal preferred by him on 24.12.2010. Let the Board of Governors deal with the appeal, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate their decision to the writ petitioner. In this view of the matter, I did not consider it appropriate to admit this case or keep it pending here. After hearing the learned Standing Counsel for the Educational Society, this Writ Petition is disposed of at the admission stage. No costs. ---------------------------------- (NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J) 25th February 2011 Issue CC by 28.02.2011. ksld