THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED & THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH WP No.18547 of 2011 Order: ( per Hon’ble Sri Justice Ghulam Mohammed ) This writ petition is filed by the State represented by its Secretary, Education Department, Hyderabad, and others assailing the order dated 28-12-2010 passed in OA No.1507 of 2010 by the AP Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad. The applicant-1st respondent herein filed the above OA seeking to set aside the charge memo dated 2-4-2004 issued by the 2nd petitioner as being illegal, arbitrary and to direct the petitioners herein to release his pensionary benefits, with interest at the rate of 18% per annum from the date of retirement i.e. 31-7-2009. 2. Heard the learned Government Pleader for Services-I and the learned counsel for the 1st respondent. Perused the impugned order passed by the Tribunal. 3. The misconduct alleged against the applicant relates to the year 1994-1996 while he was working as senior assistant in Stationery and stores section that he failed to maintain the stock register properly and caused pecuniary loss to the Government. Since the applicant has retired from service on 31-7-2009 on attaining the age of superannuation, it is expedient that the disciplinary proceedings against the applicant-1st respondent herein shall be concluded at an early date to meet the ends of justice. However, the direction of the Tribunal that in the event if the petitioners failed to complete the proceedings within a stipulated time, the proceedings shall be deemed to be dropped, is set aside. 4. With the above modification of the impugned order, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________________​_​__ Ghulam Mohammed, J ___________________ G. Chandraiah,J Dated: 11-7-2011 Nrg.