IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 1196 of 2009 Between: A.D. Srinivas Vinayakanagar, Nizamabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Divisional Office, Life Insurance Corporation of India, Jeevan Sagar, Behind NTR Stadium, Near Indira Park, Hyderabad and others. .....RESPONDENT(S) THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No : 1196 of 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the proceedings of the 1st respondent dated 15.9.2008 whereunder the petitioner was removed from service in terms of Regulation 39 (1) (f) of Life Insurance Corporation of India (Staff) Regulations, 1960, as arbitrary and illegal. The material on record shows that the petitioner herein was convicted in C.C.No.475 of 2003 on the file of the Court of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Nizamabad vide judgment dated 10.7.2008 for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to 2 years simple imprisonment apart from fine of Rs.10,000/-. As against the said judgment, the petitioner preferred an appeal before the District and Sessions Judge, Nizamabad. During the pendency of this writ petition, the said Criminal Appeal was settled by compounding the offence by the Lok Adalat by award dated 30.5.2009. Thereafter, the petitioner made a representation dated 12.6.2009, requesting the 2nd respondent to take into consideration the award passed by the Lok Adalat and reinstate him in service. The learned counsel for the petitioner states that in identical circumstances, this Court disposed of W.P.No.8569 of 2008 with a direction to dispose of the representation of the petitioner therein, who was also in the service of Life Insurance Corporation of India, within a period of three weeks, duly taking into account, the fact that the conviction and the sentence ordered against the petitioner therein, which constituted the basis of his removal from service was set aside on appeal. The learned counsel appearing for the Corporation has not dispute the fact that the petitioner herein is also similarly situated. Accordingly, following the order in W.P.No.8569 of 2008, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider the petitioner’s representation dated 12.6.2009 taking into consideration events subsequent to the conviction ordered in C.c.No.475 of 2003 the and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of this order. No costs. _______________ Justice G.Rohini Date:07.08.2009 Note: Issue CC in three days. B/O mrb