IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE And THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT APPEAL NO : 281 of 2008 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 07/02/2008 in WP NO : 10202 OF 2007 on the file of the High Court.) Between: Primary Agricultural Cooperative society, Limited., Arnakonda,Choppadandi Mandal, Karimnagar Dist, rep by its President. ..... APPELLANT AND 1 Damera Satyanarayana Reddy, S/o. Bakka Narayana Reddy, Arnakonda,Choppadandi Mandal, Karimnagar District. 2 The Deputy Registrar Of Cooperative Societies, Divisional Cooperative Officer,Karimnagar, Karimnagar Dist 3 The Joint Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Dist Cooperative Officer, Karimnagar Dist,Karimnagar. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Appellant : MR.SRINIVAS POLAVARAPU Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR COOPERATION The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE And THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT APPEAL NO : 281 of 2008 JUDGMENT: This is an appeal against an interim order dated 7th February 2008 passed in W.P.M.P.No.12904 of 2007 in Writ Petition No.10202 of 2007. The facts giving rise to the present appeal in nutshell are as under : The appellant is an employer whereas respondent No.1 is an employee working as Secretary of the appellant Society. By an order dated 3rd May 2007, respondent No.1 has been placed under suspension on the allegation that he has misappropriated the funds of the Society and has disobeyed the directions given by his higher authorities. Challenging the aforesaid order of suspension, Writ Petition No.10202 of 2007 has been filed by respondent No.1. In the said writ petition, by an interim order, the implementation of the order of suspension has been directed to be stayed and the learned Single Judge has directed the appellant to reinstate respondent No.1 in service by virtue of impugned order. At the request of the learned Advocates, the appeal is taken up for final hearing today. Upon hearing the learned Advocates and looking the facts of the case, the learned Advocates have agreed that the inquiry proceedings should be completed on or before 31st July 2008. The learned Advocate appearing for respondent No.1-employee has assured this Court that respondent No.1 shall extend his cooperation in the inquiry proceedings and shall not ask for time unless it is really required. The learned Advocate for the appellant has also submitted that the inquiry shall be completed as soon as possible, but not later than 31st July 2008. If the inquiry proceedings are not completed before 31st July 2008, respondent No.1 shall be reinstated in service on 1st August 2008. In view of the above direction, the appeal is allowed and the interim order passed by the learned Single Judge is quashed and set aside. In view of the above order, Writ Petition No.10202 of 2007 also stands disposed of with no order as to costs. _________________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ 18th March 2008 ___________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J ajr