HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.25632 OF 2010 ORDER: The only short question, that arises for consideration in this writ petition is as to whether the Corporation was under obligation to issue a show cause notice before inflicting the punishment on the basis of findings in the domestic enquiry. In fact, it is answered in favour of the petitioner in the judgment of this court in KOTTAPATI JAYACHANDRA REDDY v. DEPOT MANAGER, APSRTC, KADIRI DEPOT ANANTHAPUR DISTRICT AND OTHERS[1]. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned standing counsel for the respondents. 3. It is not in dispute that though the petitioner, a Security Guard in Kukatpally Depot of APSRTC, was issued a charge sheet and departmental enquiry was conducted, punishment of stoppage of increments for a period of two (2) years with cumulative effect was inflicted through order 15-05-2002 without issuing any second show cause notice. This Court held that such a course is illegal, and even if the charge is already proved in the domestic enquiry, a show cause notice ought to have been issued proposing the punishment. Since such a course was not adopted, strictly speaking the order impugned should be set aside and the matter should go back to the Depot Manager for fresh consideration. 4. This Court feels it appropriate to modify the punishment imposed against the petitioner to be the one without cumulative effect to avoid further exercise in the matter. 5. Hence, the Writ Petition is partly allowed modifying the punishment imposed against the petitioner to be the one without cumulative effect. Petitioner shall not be entitled to any arrears on account of such modification. ____________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J October 08, 2010. KTL [1] 2005 (6) ALD 247