THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No : 32771 of 2010 O R D E R: This writ petition can be disposed of at the admission stage and hence, I have not considered it necessary to put the respondents on notice. The writ petitioner while working as Deputy Manager in the rank of Grade II Officer in the Andhra Bank has been subjected to disciplinary proceedings. They culminated in an order passed on 30th April, 2010 by the Deputy General Manager and the disciplinary authority imposing the punishment of dismissal of the petitioner from service. Against the said order, an appeal would lie before the General Manager of the Bank. Accordingly, the appeal is said to have been preferred on 15th June, 2010. The writ petitioner appears to have moved an application seeking stay of operation of the order of dismissal dated 30.4.2010, pending consideration and disposal of the said appeal. On the ground that the said stay application has not been taken up for consideration so far, the present writ petition is instituted. It is needless to mention that the appellate authority is required to deal with the appeal preferred by an employee who has been inflicted with a major punishment such as dismissal, as expeditiously as possible and also with the necessary promptitude. Six months period has already elapsed. So far the appeal does not appear to have been taken up for consideration. Hence, I direct the 1st respondent-appellate authority to take up the appeal said to have been preferred by the petitioner on 15.6.2010 against the orders dated 30.4.2010 passed by the 2nd respondent inflicting punishment of dismissal from service and decide the same as early as possible preferably before 30.6.2011. It is needless to observe that the 1st respondent shall afford an opportunity of hearing to the writ petitioner before deciding the appeal finally. With this, the writ petition stands disposed of. No costs. ---------------------------------- Nooty Ramamohana Rao, J 27th December 2010 Nn THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No : 32771 of 2010 27.12.2010