THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No : 30262 of 2010 O R D E R: This Writ Petition has been instituted complaining inaction of the 1st respondent university in dealing with the appeal submitted by the writ petitioner in terms of Section 42 of the Andhra Pradesh Universities Act, 1991, on 05.05.2010. The writ petitioner has been penalized by an order dated 08.03.2010 passed by the 1st respondent university dismissing her from service. Against such punishment, an appeal would lie to the Board of Management of the university and hence, the writ petitioner has submitted her appeal on 05.05.2010. The said appeal has not yet been taken up for consideration and disposal. Whenever an appeal is preferred against an order of suspension, particularly of major punishments, it is appropriate that the same is dealt with with promptitude. More than six months has already elapsed since the date of preferring the appeal. Therefore, the respondents are directed to take up the appeal preferred by the writ petitioner for consideration and decide the same as early as possible, at any rate within a maximum period of three months from today. It is needless to observe that the decision of the Board of Management on the appeal of the writ petitioner will be communicated to her at the address furnished in the appeal. With this, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. No costs. ------------------------------------- NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J 22nd December 2010 ksld ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{MSN}