IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G. BIKSHAPATHY WRIT PETITION NO : 17016 of 1994 Between: P.Subhash Chandra Reddy, S/o. P.Narayana Reddy, H.No.6-1-103/13, Sree Apartments, Abhinava Nagar, Padmaraonagar, Secunderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The General Manager/Disciplinary Authority, State Bank of Mysore, Head Office, P.S.9727, K.G.Road, Bangalore-560 009. 2 V.Ratnaswamy, Enquiry Officer, Manager (Planning), State Bank of Mysore, Central Zone, Bangalore-560 009. .....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 an order or direction, more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in initiating the departmental Proceedings/Enquiry scheduled to be held on 24-9-1994 or on any other subsequent date in pursuance of the Letter No.DPD/1640 , dt.21.3.1994 issued by the 1st respondent , when the Criminal Cases vide C.C.Nos11&12/94 on the file of the Court of the Special Judge for C.B.I. ,Cases, Hyderabad, on the self same charges are pending before the Hon'ble Criminal Court , as wholly arbitrary, illegal , and unconstitutional, and contrary to the principles of natural justice , and is also contrary to the Judgments of the Hon'ble Supreme court of India and also this Hon'ble Court , and consequently direct the respondents, not to initiate any further action till the criminal cases are finally disposed of by the Hon'ble Criminal court. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.VIJAYA RAMA RAJ (not present) Counsel for the Respondents 1 and 2: Mr.N.Chandradhar Rao This court made the following : O R D E R : Learned counsel for the petitioner is not present. There is no representation on his behalf. Hence, the Writ Petition is dismissed for default. No costs. ------------------------- 29.07.2004 Two CD copies. CHV/DRK