HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.698 OF 2004 ORDER: Petitioner is employed as a Conductor in the Yadagirigutta Depot of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation. The disciplinary proceedings were initiated against him, alleging unauthorized absence and the Depot Manager, Yadagirigutta passed an order dated 28-01-2001 directing removal of the petitioner from service. Petitioner filed an appeal before the Divisional Manager, Naglonda and the Divisional Manager through his order dated 10-10- 2001 partly allowed the appeal setting aside the removal order dated 28-01-2001 and punishment of deferment of two increments with cumulative effect was substituted. In the review filed before the Regional Manager, an order was passed on 29-05-2003 reducing the punishment to that of deferment of one annual increment with cumulative effect. The said order was challenged in this writ petition. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned standing counsel for the respondent. 3. This is not a case where the punishment with cumulative effect was imposed without conducting an enquiry. The punishment imposed against the petitioner is one of removal from service and gradually it came to be reduced to that of reduction of one increment with cumulative effect. If the petitioner feels aggrieved by that, he has to work out his remedies under the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act. The writ petition cannot be maintained straightaway against the order in review petition. 4. Hence, the Writ Petition is dismissed leaving it open to the petitioner to pursue his remedies under the Industrial Disputes Act. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J October 21, 2010. KTL