IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 26767 OF 2009 Between: Mr.Yellapragada Prabhakara Rao ..... PETITIONER AND Southern Power Distribution Co of AP Ltd Rep. by its Chairman & Managing Director, Tirupati and others .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: Counsel for the Respondents: The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 26767 OF 2009 ORDER : This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the order passed by the 2nd respondent dated 30.11.2009 thereby dismissing the petitioner from service is arbitrary and illegal. It is not in dispute that a regular departmental enquiry as contemplated under the Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board Employees Discipline and Appeal Regulations as adopted by APSPDCL (for short ‘the Regulations’) 0w0as held and after holding that both charges were proved, the impugned order of dismissal came to be passed. Though, various grounds have been raised by the petitioner assailing the impugned order, I am of the opinion that the matter does not deserve consideration by this Court at this stage since an alternative remedy of appeal is available under 13 of the Regulations. As a matter of fact the petitioner has already preferred such an appeal before the 4th respondent and the same is pending . In the circumstances, without expressing any opinion on merits, the Writ Petition is disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to move an application for stay of the impugned order of removal in the appeal already preferred by him before the 4th respondent. If any such application is moved, the same shall be considered and appropriate orders be passed by the 4th respondent within a period of one week from the date of receipt of such an application. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. _____________ G. ROHINI, J. Date: 08.12.2009 Ivd