HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION No.29707 of 2011 Dated 09-11-2011 Between: G.Ayyavaraiah. …Petitioner. And: The Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank, represented by its Chairman, Head Office, Opp.Officer’s Club, Kadapa and another. …Respondents. HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION No.29707 of 2011 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking to issue a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in issuing impugned proceedings No.78/HRD-IR/F.O/0119/2011 dated 14-01- 2011 as illegal and arbitrary and further, the action of the 2nd respondent in not considering the appeal dated 24-3-2011 filed by the petitioner as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India. The case of the petitioner, in brief, is that he was initially appointed as Manager in the then Rayalaseema Grameena Bank, (Now merged in the 1st respondent Bank) way back in the year 1978 and thereafter, he was promoted as Scale-II Officer in the year 1998 and worked as such till the date of issuance of the impugned order, wherein he has been removed from service. It is also his case that a charge memo dated 17-12-2008 was issued by the 1st respondent making certain allegations of misappropriation and he submitted his explanation dated 6-12- 2009 denying the charges leveled against him. After conducting enquiry into the allegations against him, a show cause notice dated 8-11-2010 was issued proposing the punishment and in that connection, he submitted all the documents in support of his objections to the enquiry officers and ultimately, the disciplinary authority issued proceedings dated 14-1-2011 imposing major penalty of his removal from service. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner filed an appeal dated 24-3-2011 before the appellate authority and the same is pending on the file of the 2nd respondent. Heard the learned counsel and perused the material on record. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the impugned order passed by the disciplinary authority is bad, illegal and violative of principles of natural justice. He further submits that he filed an appeal dated 24-3-2011 before the 2nd respondent and the 2nd respondent may be directed to dispose of the appeal in accordance with law. Having regard to the averments made in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition and the submissions made by the learned counsel for the writ petitioner and having regard to the pendency of the appeal before the appellate authority, I feel it just and proper to direct the 2nd respondent to dispose of the appeal dated 24-3-2011 within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Subject to the above observation, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. ____________________ Justice G.CHANDRAIAH Dated 09-11-2011. Note: Operative portion of the order by wire at party’s cost. BO. Dvs HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION No.29707 of 2011 Dated 09-11-2011