IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD PRESENT : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION.No.3243 OF 2011 Date:14.02.2011 Between:- Ravula Srinivas. .. Petitioner. A N D Andhra Pradesh Northern Power Distribution Company Limited and others. .. Respondents. The Court made the following: ORDER: Heard Sri P.Lakshma Reddy, learned counsel for A.P.ZENCO and with his consent this order is passed. This writ petition has been preferred by a former Watchman of Andhra Pradesh Northern Power Distribution Company Limited who has been imposed with the punishment of dismissal from service. The writ petitioner has preferred an appeal against the orders passed by the Divisional Engineer (Electrical) on 25.02.2010 and the Superintending Engineer (Operation), Adilabad on 02.06.2010. The said appeal is still pending. It is only appropriate that the appellate authority should deal with the appeal said to have been preferred by the writ petitioner at the earliest, at any rate within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order. All contentions canvassed in the writ petition are kept open, as the writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage, directing the appellate authority to deal with the appeal at the earliest. No costs _________________________________ NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J 14th February, 2011 ksld/ksp