HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.25159 OF 2010 ORDER: Petitioner was appointed as a Conductor in the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation in the year 1992. He was imposed the punishment of deferment of increment for a period of 18 months with cumulative effect vide proceedings dated 15-12-1999 passed by the 2nd respondent. His grievance is that the said punishment, which is major in nature, was imposed without conducting departmental enquiry. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned stapnding counsel for the respondents. 3. Petitioner has already filed an appeal before the 1st respondent against the order dated 15-12-1999 passed by the 2nd respondent. It is not known as to when the appeal was presented and as to why it is pending. Once the petitioner has availed the remedy of appeal, this Court does not undertake any adjudication in the matter. 4. Hence, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent to dispose of the appeal said to have been presented by the petitioner, within a period of two (2) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, if it is pending. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J October 08, 2010. KTL