HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 2411 of 2008 Dated 8th February, 2008 Between A. Adinarayana …Petitioner and Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank, Rep. By its Chairman, Head Office at P.B.No.65 Kadapa, and, anr …Respondents. THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 2411 of 2008 ORDER: The petitioner who is working as Clerk-cum-Cashier in Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank, Goothi Brangh, Ananthapur District, has filed this Writ Petition questioning the order dated 31-1-2008 in Ref.No.124/STF/A’A/SO/1028/08 passed by the General Manager/Competent authority. By the aforesaid order, as a disciplinary measure, the petitioner was placed under suspension pending enquiry. The said order is questioned only on the ground that as per the notification issued by the Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank, powers are conferred only on one Sri B.S.Subrahmanyam, who is working as General Manager, to take disciplinary action against workmen- employees. As such, it is submitted by the learned Counsel for the petitioner that as much as the impugned order is passed by one Sri I.S.A.Anjaneyulu, who is also working as General Manager, he is not the competent to pass the order dated 31-1-2008. However, it is fairly admitted by the learned Counsel for the petitioner that as per the Regulations, so far as Clerk-cum-cashier is concerned, General Manager is the competent authority and as such, he is the authority competent to pass the said order as per the service regulations which are applicable for the bank. In any event, as much as it is a matter of suspension pending enquiry, and, further, the order is passed by no other than the competent authority, I do not find any infirmity in the proceedings, which warrants interference at this stage. The Writ Petition is devoid of merits and is accordingly dismissed at the admission stage. No order as to costs. ---------------------------------- JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY DATE: 08-02-2008 Msnr.