THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA W.P. No. 28445 of 2008 Oral order: The petitioners state that the 1st respondent, namely the Regional Manager, without conducting enquiry and issuing notice, has passed the impugned order dated nil, served on the petitioner on 02.12.2008, directing them remit an amount of Rs.2,17,459.50 within thirty days, failing which the same will be recovered in lumpsum from the arrears, if any, payable to them or in instalments from the salary payable to them. When the writ petition was taken up, the learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents submitted that the writ petition be disposed of treating the impugned order as show cause notice calling upon the petitioners to submit their explanation. The learned counsel for the petitioners agreed to the course suggested by the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. Having regard to the agreed stand taken by both the counsel, the writ petition is disposed of with the following directions: The 1st respondent shall treat the impugned order as show notice to the petitioner, and the petitioners are directed to submit their explanation thereto within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, and upon the petitioners submitting their explanation, the 1st respondent shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law expeditiously. Till such time, there shall be stay of recovery of amounts in pursuance of the impugned order, which is treated as show cause notice to the petitioners. Accordingly the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. _________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 30th December, 2008. KSR