THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.25228 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner is working as Conductor in the Kanigiri Depot of APSRTC. The Depot Manager, Ongole, the 3rd respondent, where he was working in the year 1993, imposed the punishment of reduction of pay scale, by two stages permanently, through order, dated 08.06.1993. The petitioner filed I.D.No.72 of 1996 before the Labour Court, Guntur, aggrieved by the punishment imposed against him. The Labour Court passed an award, dated 21.08.1997. It proceeded on the assumption that the punishment imposed against the petitioner is one of deferment of increments with cumulative effect and modified the same without cumulative effect. The petitioner made a representation, dated 26.11.2004 to the Regional Manager, Ongole, the 2nd respondent, with a request to implement the award of the Labour Court. A reply was issued to the petitioner on 27.12.2004, informing that the relief granted to him by the Labour Court, is of no relevance. The petitioner challenges the same. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. The petitioner was imposed the punishment of reduction of pay scale by two stages permanently. This has resulted in reduction of emoluments. The Labour Court, however, proceeded on the assumption that the punishment is one of deferment of increments with cumulative effect. By its very nature, the punishment of deferment of increments would not affect the existing emoluments of an employee and at the most it would deny the benefit of the periodical increase. It is rather unfortunate that the Labour Court did not maintain this distinction and granted the relief to the petitioner, which was absolutely no relevance. The petitioner did not choose to challenge the award passed in the year 1997. The communication issued to him in the year 2004 was only to the effect that the award passed by the Labour Court would not have any impact upon the emoluments. Even from that date, the petitioner approached this Court after a lapse of six years. Viewed from any angle, the Writ Petition cannot be entertained and it is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as costs. _____________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J. Dt.08.11.2010. GJ