IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 7897 of 2005 Between: K. Krishna Reddy, S/o. K. Subhan Reddy, R/o. Chengomul (Vil), Pudur (Mandal), Ranga Reddy District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Panchayat Raj Wing, Ranga Reddy District. 2 The District Panchayat Officer, Panchayat Raj, Ranga Reddy District. 3 The Divisional Panchayat Raj Officer, Vikarabad, Ranga Reddy District. 4 The Mandal Development Officer, Pudur Mandal, Ranga Reddy 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 a writ or order or direction more particularly in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the proceedings of the Respondent No. 1 bearing No. B2/1038/2004 dt. 22-03-2005 as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and voilative of principle of natural justice. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.T.HANUMANTHA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 to 4: Smt.G.Jyothi Eswar The Court, at the stage of admission, made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed questioning the order dated 22.03.2005 passed by the first respondent-District Collector, Panchayat Raj Wing, Ranga Reddy District under Section 249(6) of A.P.Panchayat Raj Act, 1994,(for short “the Act”), whereunder the petitioner was placed under suspension for a period of three months. Against the impugned order, an alternative remedy of revision is available under Section 264 of the Act. Without exhausting the said remedy, the petitioner cannot maintain this writ petition. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of granting leave and liberty to the petitioner to work out the alternative remedy as available under law. However, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, there shall be a direction that the impugned order dated 22.03.2005 shall not be given effect to for a period of two weeks from today. No costs. __________ 11.04.2005 sh To 1 The District Collector, Panchayat Raj Wing, Ranga Reddy District. 2 The District Panchayat Officer, Panchayat Raj, Ranga Reddy District. 3 The Divisional Panchayat Raj Officer, Vikarabad, Ranga Reddy District. 4 The Mandal Development Officer, Pudur Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 5 Two C.Cs to the G.P. for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 6 2 CD copies