IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.3586 of 2009 Between: D.Giridhar Rao, S/o. Gunavantha Rao, Senior Civil Judge, Court, Adilabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Principal District and Sessions Judge, Adilabad, 2 The Registrar (Admn), High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 direction more in the nature of Mandamus declaring the impugned Proc.D.E.No.107/2006, (signed on 25-8-2008) issued by the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Adilabad as illegal, arbitrary and discriminatory and consequently hold that the petitioner is entitled to release of his annual grade increment with all consequential benefits. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.D.BALA KISHAN RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: . The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.3586 of 2009 ORDER: (per the Hon’ble Sri Justice V. Eswaraiah) Petitioner questions the order, dated 25-08-2008, passed by the learned Principal District Judge, Adilabad, in proceedings D.E.No.107/2006, in finding the petitioner guilty of charges 1, 2 and 7 and in imposing the penalty of stoppage of one increment with cumulative effect. Admittedly, as against the order passed by the learned District Judge, the petitioner has got an effective alternative remedy of administrative appeal before this Court. Therefore, we are of the opinion that the petitioner is not entitled for any relief. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to avail the remedy of appeal within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________ V.ESWARAIAH, J ________________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J Dated: 04-03-2009 Prv