HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT APPEAL NO. 381 OF 2011 Between: A.P. State Agro Industries Development Corporation Limited ………….Appellant AND Sri M.C. Raja Mohan ………….Respondent JUDGMENT: (Per Hon'ble Sri Justice Ghulam Mohammed) This Writ Appeal has been preferred by the A.P. State Agro Industries Development Corporation Limited, a State Owned Corporation, questioning the correctness of the orders passed by the learned Single Judge in dismissing the WPMP No. 38761 of 2010f filed by it in W.P. No. 18991 of 2009. The respondent-writ petitioner while working as Manager (Finance and Accounts) was placed under suspension pending the disciplinary enquiry on 20.2.2009. In terms of para 8.11 of the Administrative Manual of the appellant-Corporation, the disciplinary proceedings are required to be completed within one month, in all such cases where a minor punishment is proposed to be inﬂicted and in all other cases, the disciplinary proceedings are required to be completed within three months. The appellant- Corporation has nearly taken one year’s time for appointing the Enquiry Oﬃcer itself. Even then, the disciplinary proceedings are not taken up for expeditious disposal. In such circumstances, the respondent instituted the Writ Petition, which was disposed of by the learned Single Judge on 28th September 2010, directing that in case the disciplinary proceedings are not concluded within the next two months, the writ petitioner shall be reinstated into service. WPMP No. 38761 of 2010 was moved by the appellant-Corporation, seeking extension of time by a further period of six months for conducting the departmental enquiry against the writ petitioner. The learned Single Judge has dismissed the said application. Against the said order, the present Writ Appeal is filed. When once the disciplinary proceedings are initiated, they are required to be completed within the time frame limit prescribed. Such proceedings cannot be dragged on interminably. We are informed at the bar that the matter is still at the very initial stages and progress is not achieved in the matter not because of non-cooperation of the writ petitioner but because of the administrative diﬃculties of the Corporation itself. We are, therefore, thoroughly satisﬁed that the learned Single Judge has not committed any error in dismissing the WPMP, seeking extension of six months time. Further that application was dismissed on 29.12.2010 and nearly 11 months time has elapsed thereafter. So looking at the entire factual situation, we see no justiﬁable reason to entertain this Writ Appeal. Accordingly, the Writ Appeal is dismissed at the admission stage. There shall be no order as to costs. We hope and trust that the enquiry would be concluded within a maximum period of three months from now. ________________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J ________________________________ NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J DATE: 23.11.2011 KA ... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1. 2 CD copies.