IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No. 13178 of 2006 Between: P.Radha Krishna Murthy, S/o.Penchalaiah, Sri Penusila Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Penchalakonda, Rapur Mandal, Nellore District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Sri Penusila Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Penchalakonda, Rapur Mandal, Nellore District. Rep by its Executive Officer. 2 Regional Joint Commissioner, Endowments Department, Multizone-II, Tirupathi, Chittoor District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue order or direction more particularly one in the nature of the writ of Mandamus declaring that respondents have no jurisdiction to initiate disciplinary proceedings against the petitioner and consequentially set aside the orders of the respondent No.2 in Rc.No.A1/123/2006-1 dated 27-1-2006 (Ex-P2) and the consequential directions of the respondent No.1 in Rc.No.A6/19/2006 dated 2-2-2006, and pass such other or further order or order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.N.GURU GOPAL Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.13178 OF 2006 ORDER: It appears, though it is more than two years since the petitioner was suspended from service with effect from 27.01.2006, neither any enquiry officer is appointed nor any enquiry is conducted into the matter. In fact, the issue that arises for consideration in this writ petition is squarely covered by a Judgment of this Court in Ch. Sri Lakshmi v. Executive Officer, Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam, Vijayawada and another[1]. Therefore, this writ petition is also liable to be allowed in terms of the said Judgment. Accordingly, following the aforesaid Judgment, the order of suspension is revoked and the petitioner is directed to be restored to duty forthwith. Further, since the enquiry is pending from January, 2006, the respondents are directed to appoint an enquiry officer to conduct and complete the enquiry within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition is allowed to the extent indicated above. No order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 28th February, 2008. IBL To 1. Two CCS to 2. Two CD Copies [1] 2002 (4) ALT 553 (D.B.)