IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU AND THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT APPEAL NO.390 OF 2011 DATED:13.6.2011 Between: Vice-Chairman & Managing Director Non-Conventional Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Ltd., (A State Government Company) Regd. Office at H. No.5-8-207/2, Pisgah Complex Nampally, Hyderabad-1 and another … Appellants And M. Panduranga Rao … Respondent THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU AND THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT APPEAL NO.390 OF 2011 JUDGMENT: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice Shri Nisar Ahmad Kakru) Heard Shri D. Prakash Reddy, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the appellants and Smt. Pushpender Kaur, learned Counsel for the respondent. In view of the mandate of Rule 8(1)(a) of the Classification, Control and Appeal Rules, prima facie we are of the opinion that the competent authority has the power to place a member of service under suspension in the eventuality of contemplated or pending disciplinary proceedings. In that view of the matter, prima facie we do not find any justification for grant of interim stay of the impugned order and leave it open for the writ Court to go into its validity or otherwise. However, the matter shall be posted before the writ Court having the roster after one week with liberty to the learned counsel for the respondent to make a mention for its early disposal. Disposed of. VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J NISAR AHMAD KAKRU, CJ 13-6-2011 B. Narsinga Rao