THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.13252 of 2010 Dated: 14.06.2010 Between: D.V.Swamy .. Petitioner. And APSRTC, Rep. by its Managing Director, Musheerabad, Hyderabad, and others. .. Respondents. ORDER: This writ petition is filed challenging the office order dated 05.05.2005 passed by the 3rd respondent, whereunder the petitioner was imposed with a punishment of deferment of two annual grade increments with cumulative effect, and the proceedings dated 13.12.2005 issued by the 2nd respondent confirming the office order dated 05.05.2005 of the 3rd respondent, as arbitrary and illegal. There is no necessity of going into all the details. It appears, by the office order dated 05.05.2005 passed by the 3rd respondent, the petitioner has been imposed with a major punishment of stoppage of two annual grade increments with cumulative effect, without conducting a detailed enquiry. The law is well settled that major punishment cannot be imposed without conducting a detailed enquiry into the allegations leveled against a delinquent. Thus, on this ground alone, the impugned orders are liable to be set aside. However, instead of remanding the matter at this stage, I deem it appropriate to resolve the dispute here itself by modifying the impugned order as under: “The punishment of stoppage of two annual grade increments with cumulative effect imposed on the petitioner-workman is modified to that of the punishment of stoppage of two annual grade increments without cumulative effect. However, it is made clear that the petitioner is not entitled for any arrears of salary and his increments shall be counted notionally till 01.07.2010. With the above modification, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________ C.V.RAMULU,J 14.06.2010 v v