HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.28218 OF 2010 ORDER: Petitioner was working as Mandal Incharge for Yalala Mandal, Vikarabad, Ranga Reddy District in the Andhra Pradesh State Housing Corporation Limited, 1st respondent herein. A charge memo dated 02-04-2009 was served upon him, alleging certain acts of misconduct. Enquiry was conducted and taking the same into account, the 2nd respondent passed an order dated 09-09-2010 removing the petitioner from service. Further, recovery of a sum of Rs.6,70,860/- with 12% penal interest was also directed. Petitioner challenges the same. 2. Sri C. Raghu, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the departmental enquiry was reduced to an empty formality and the report was submitted without examining any witness. He contends that the order of removal cannot be sustained in law. 3. Learned Standing Counsel for the respondents, on the other hand, submits that the petitioner has an effective alternative remedy by way of an appeal and that the writ petition is not maintainable. 4. Petitioner raised several grounds in challenging the order impugned. It is not in dispute that the relevant service rules provide for an appeal to the Board of Management. The appellate authority can call for the records and form its own opinion on merits also. 5. Hence, the Writ Petition is disposed of, leaving it open to the petitioner to avail the remedy of appeal. If the petitioner presents the appeal, within a period of four weeks from today, the respondents shall not cause recovery of the amount specified in the order impugned, provided that the petitioner shall furnish a written undertaking to the effect that he shall not alienate or otherwise part with the properties owned by him, till the disposal of the appeal. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J November 15, 2010. KTL