IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 22694 of 2004 Between: Sk.Hussain S/o.Fakruddin Motinagar, Mahaboobnagar Mahaboobnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND The Regional Manager A.P.S.R.T.C Mahaboobnagar Mahaboobnagar District. .....RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or directions, more in the nature of writ of Mandamus, directing the respondent herein to consider and pass appropriate orders on the petitioners Review appeal dated 12.7.2003 forthwith. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.GOVINDA RAJULU Counsel for the Respondent : MR.P.VINAYAKA SWAMY, STANDING COUNSEL The Court made the following : ORDER: The grievance of the petitioner is that his review appeal filed on 12.7.2003 has not been disposed of by the respondent. Hence, the present writ petition. Admittedly, the review appeal filed by the petitioner is a statutory one. Therefore, the respondent has to take appropriate decision, in accordance with law. However, the learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the petitioner was acquitted and the benefit of acquittal has been given to other similarly punished employees and the same benefit may be extended to the writ petitioner also. Therefore, a direction may be given to the respondent-corporation to consider the same. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent-corporation to consider and pass appropriate orders on the review appeal, filed by the petitioner on 12.7.2003, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. __________ 08.12.2004 bsv To 1. The Regional Manager A.P.S.R.T.C Mahaboobnagar Mahaboobnagar District. 2. 2 CD copies