IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 1282 OF 2010 Between: G.Hari Prasad ..... PETITIONER AND The APSRTC, represented by its Regional Manager, APSRTC, Guntur Region, Guntur District and others .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: Counsel for the Respondents: The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 1282 OF 2010 ORDER : Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Corporation. This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the order dated 27.04.2008 passed by the 3rd respondent in imposing punishment of deferment of annual increment for a period of one year, which shall have effect on future increments, is arbitrary and illegal. It is to be noticed that as against the impugned order, an alternative remedy of appeal is available before the 2nd respondent and as a matter of fact, the petitioner has already preferred such an appeal on 20.06.2008. In the circumstances, the interference by this Court at this stage is not warranted. Instead, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the Writ Petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent-Appellate authority to dispose of the appeal pending on his file against the 3rd respondent’s order dated 27.04.2008 following due process of law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of this order. No costs. _____________ G. ROHINI, J. Dt. 28.01.2010 Ivd