IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA,THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 36470 of 1998 Between: K. Prema Raju S/o.Siromani Sub Court Ramachandrapuram East Godavari Dist ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Judge East Godavari, Rajahmundry 2 The Registrar General High Court of Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad .....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 by issuing a Rule Nisi calling for the records leading up to and inclusive of order Roc.No.151/97, C.II/1 Dt.11/8/97 passed by the 2nd respondent dismissing my appeal and confirming the order of the 1st respondent Dt.10/1/97 imposing punishment of stoppage of one increment with cumulative effect and quash the same by issuing a writ of certiorari and pass such other order. For the Petitioner: MR.T.V.S.PRABHAKARARAO, Advocate(Not present) For the Respondents.: MR.C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (per Hon’ble The Chief Justice). None present. Petitioner was proceeded departmentally for the three charges, which in the departmental enquiry were found to have been duly proved. Report of the Enquiry Officer was accepted by the Disciplinary Authority and considering the nature of misconduct, imposed the punishment of stoppage of one increment with cumulative effect. The appeal filed also failed. We have gone through the record. There was proper hearing provided to the petitioner in which the petitioner participated. In such like matters when punishment imposed is also not disproportionate to the charges proved, there cannot be any interference on the judicial side. The Writ Petition is, therefore, dismissed. No costs. ______________________ DEVINDER GUPTA, C.J., ____________ G. ROHINI, J., Dated: 05-07-2004 Kvrk To 1 The District Judge, East Godavari, Rajahmundry 2 The Registrar General, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad 3. Two CD copies HON’BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO. 36470 OF 1998 (Order of the Bench delivered by Hon’ble The Chief Justice ) DATED ; 05-07-2004