IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 24062 OF 2009 Between: T.Ramakishtaiah ..... PETITIONER AND The Depot Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C., Siddipet depot, Medak District .....RESPONDENT Counsel for the Petitioner: Counsel for the Respondent: The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 24062 OF 2009 ORDER : This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the order dated 23.10.2009 passed by the respondent placing the petitioner under suspension with effect from 29.09.2009 pending enquiry into the charges in terms of Regulations 18(2) of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (C.C. & A) Regulations, 1967 is arbitrary and illegal. I have heard the learned counsel for both the parties and perused the material on record as well as counter affidavit filed on behalf of the respondents. Regulations 26 of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation Employees (Conduct) Regulations, 1963 (for short ‘the Regulations’), runs as under : “An employee who may be arrested for any reason shall intimate the fact of his arrest as soon as possible there after to his immediate superior officer even though he might subsequently have been released on bail. Failure to do so render the employee liable for disciplinary action on that ground alone apart from any action that may betaken against him on the basis of the result of the criminal proceedings launched against him.” That apart as per Regulation 18(2) of the Regulations, an employee who is detained in custody whether on a criminal charge as otherwise for a period of exceeding 48 hours shall be deemed to have been suspended with effect from the date of the detention and shall remain under suspension until further orders. The allegation against the petitioner is that he failed to inform the depot authorities about his arrest and judicial remand and on the other hand he admitted to cover up by applying for leave stating that his daughter was not well. Accordingly, a charge sheet was also issued on 23.10.2009 framing a charge that his action amounts to a serious misconduct under Regulation 28 (xxii) r/w Regulation 26 of A.P.S.R.T.C. Conduct Regulations 1960 and the enquiry is pending. The fact that the petitioner was arrested by the police on 26.09.2009 and he was under judicial remand in the sub jail till 13.10.2009 is not disputed before this Court. In the circumstances, I do not find any justifiable reason to hold that the impugned order of suspension suffers from any illegality, warranting interference by this Court. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. No costs. _____________ G. ROHINI, J. Dt. 25.01.2010 Ivd