THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.APPA RAO WRIT APPEALS No. 1433 and 2456 of 2005, 98, 99 and 236 of 2006 Date: 28-04-2006 Between: The Regional Manager, APSRTC, Guntur Region & Others. …Appellants And D.Satyadeva Murthy & Others. …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.APPA RAO WRIT APPEALS No. 1433 and 2456 of 2005, 98, 99 and 236 of 2006 COMMON JUDGMENT (Per the Hon’ble Sri B.Prakash Rao, J): Heard both sides. These appeals are filed at the instance of the A.P.State Road Transport Corporation, against the order of the learned Single Judge, disposing of the writ petition filed by the respondents herein in respect of the punishment imposed by way of deferment of two annual increments with cumulative effect, which has been held to be a major penalty. The question involved in these writ appeals is squarely covered by the principles laid down by this Court in its orders passed in a batch of cases in Writ Appeal No.340 of 2006 and batch, dated 10.4.2006, in which it was held that such punishment amounts to major penalty and therefore, necessarily it has to be followed by an inquiry. Following the same, these appeals are also accordingly dismissed. ___________________ (B.PRAKASH RAO, J) 28th April 2006 _______________ (D.APPA RAO, J) ajr