THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.21470 OF 2007 DATED: 09-10-2007 Between: B. Sudhakar Reddy .. Petitioner and Central Power Distribution Company of A.P. Limited, rep. by its Chairman & Managing Director, Red Hills, Hyderabad and others. .. Respondents THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.21470 OF 2007 ORDER: It appears, the petitioner was placed under suspension pending departmental enquiry into certain misconduct committed by him and, after conducting a detailed enquiry, the 3rd respondent issued Memo No.DEE/OP/BGR/JAO/ADM/ D.No.3108/2003, dated 10.10.2003, treating the period of suspension as Earned Leave for 197 days i.e. from 01.10.2002 to 15.04.2003 and Half Pay Leave for 135 days i.e. from 16.04.2003 to 28.08.2003. The petitioner wants that memo to be set aside as illegal and arbitrary. In fact, aggrieved by the memo passed by the 3rd respondent, the petitioner had already preferred an appeal before the 2nd respondent on 31.12.2003. But, according to the petitioner, the same is not disposed of by the 2nd respondent till date. In view of the above, without expressing any opinion on merits, the 2nd respondent is directed to dispose of the appeal purported to have been filed by the petitioner on 31.12.2003, on its own merits, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, and communicate the same to the petitioner. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ____​__________ C.V. RAMULU, J 9th October, 2007. IBL