IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 11390 of 2005 Between: Ch.Prasada Rao …PETITIONER and The Depot Manager, APSRTC, IBM Depot, Ibrahimpatnam, Krishna District. …RESPONDENT HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.11390 of 2005 ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the petitioner aggrieved by the order of suspension passed by the respondent. 2. According to the petitioner, who is working as an Assistant Depot Clerk in the respondent-Corporation, he was suspended on certain alleged irregularities, pending enquiry. The grievance of the petitioner is that the respondent-Depot Manager is not competent to place the petitioner under suspension, pending enquiry. Therefore, the order of suspension is liable to be set aside. 3. A counter is filed on behalf of the respondent stating that the Junior Scale Officer is the controlling officer with reference to the Assistant Depot Clerk, and therefore, he is competent to place the petitioner under suspension. Therefore, there is no merit warranting interference. It is also further stated that the enquiry contemplated has already been completed and the appropriate orders would be passed expeditiously. 4 . In view of the said representation, this writ petition is being disposed of, without going into the merits of the rival contentions, with a direction to the respondent-Corporation to dispose of the disciplinary matter expeditiously, preferably, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. __________________ S.ANANDA REDDY, J 26th July, 2005 SKM