IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY EIGTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 18176 of 2009 Between: Mr.G.Balasubramanyam, NIT, Warangal. ... PETITIONER AND National Institute of Technology, Warangal, Rep by its Director and other. ...RESPONDENTS The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.18176 of 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the order dated 28.11.2008 passed by the 1st respondent imposing punishment of postponement of two annual increments for a period of one year with cumulative effect under Rule 12 of the CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965 is arbitrary and illegal. Though various contentions have been raised by the learned counsel for both the parties, the fact remains that an alternative remedy of appeal is available under law against the impugned order dated 28.11.2009. As a matter of fact the petitioner has already preferred such an appeal on 14.7.2008 against the impugned order and the same is pending before the 2nd respondent. In the circumstances, without expressing any opinion on merits, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent to dispose of the appeal preferred by the petitioner against the order dated 28.11.2009 passed by the 1st respondent following due process of law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of this order. No costs. _______________ Justice G.Rohini Date:28.08.2009 mrb