IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S. ASHOK KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 8880 of 2008 Between: 1 The Govt.of A.P rep.by its Secretary Social Welfare Dept Secretariat Bldgs Hyd 2 The Commissioner of Social Welfare Telugu Samkshema Bhavan Masab Tank.Hyd 3 The Dist Collector Warangal 4 The Deputy Director of Social Welfare Warangal .....PETITIONERS AND 1 Y.Sarangapani Retd as Asst.Social Welfare Officer R/o.Hanumakonda,Warangal 2 The Accountant General Lakdikapool Hyd R2 is only formal as no relief is sought against him .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of "Writ of Certiorari" calling for the records relating to the orders of the Hon'ble A.P.Admn.Tribunal Hyd passed in O.A No.1338/2007 dt.09-10-2007 as being erroneous illegal and unreasonable and quash the same. Counsel for the Petitioners:GP FOR SERVICES II Counsel for the Respondent No.1: A. Suryanarayana Murthy The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Smt. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE S. ASHOK KUMAR W.P. No. 8880 of 2008 O R D E R: (Per THE HON’BLE Smt. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI) This writ petition is filed against the order dated 9.10.2007 in O.A. No. 1338 of 2007 on the file of A.P. Administrative Tribunal. Heard the learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. The 1st respondent herein filed O.A. No.1338 of 2007 before the Tribunal challenging the charge memo Rc.No.A3/A1/780/94 B1 dated 26.12.1994 and consequential charge memo Proc.No.B1/621/2000- 1(4) (i) dated 22.7.200 and to declare the action of the respondents in continuing disciplinary proceedings for the years 1991-92 to 1993094 even after retirement of the applicant as illegal and arbitrary and to release the terminal benefits. Having considered the matter, the Tribunal directed the respondents – petitioners herein to conclude the disciplinary proceedings by passing final orders within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The Tribunal further held that if no orders are passed within the said period, the charge memo and consequential proceedings should be deemed to have been quashed. The petitioners assail the said order passed by the Tribunal in this writ petition. During the course of hearing, it is submitted by the learned Government Pleader that nearly 60 officials have been examined and the enquiry is under progress and in the process there is some delay in completion of disciplinary proceedings. However, the said fact has been disputed by the learned counsel for the respondent No.1. We have gone through the material available on record. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and in view of the submission made by the learned Government Pleader that in view of number of officials involved in the financial irregularities and in order to adhere to all the requirements under Rule 20 of APCS (CC&A) Rules, 1991 there has been delay in completion of enquiry and finalization of disciplinary proceedings, we consider it appropriate to extend the time finally. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of directing the petitioners that they shall complete the entire disciplinary proceedings pending against the 1st respondent herein within a period of six months from today in accordance with law. We make it clear that in default, the order passed by the Tribunal becomes operative. T. MEENA KUMARI, J. S. ASHOK KUMAR, J. Date: 22-04-2008. MVB.