IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY MONDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF MARCH, TWO THOUSAND NINE ONLY WRIT PETITION No.5360 of 2009 Between: P.Arjun Rao. … Petitioner And The District Collector/Chairman, Krishna District S.C. Co-operative Society, Machilipatnam and another. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri M.M.M.Srinivasa Rao. Counsel for the respondents: Ms.A.Krishnaveni for Sri M.Gangarao for R.1. AGP for School Education for R.2. This Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents, in prolonging the order of suspension of the petitioner, as illegal and arbitrary. Heard Sri M.M.M.Srinivasa Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, Ms.A.Krishnaveni, counsel representing Sri M.Ganga Rao, learned standing counsel for respondent No.1, and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for School Education for respondent No.2. The petitioner is a driver working in respondent No.1- Organisation. By order dated 1-9-2006 the petitioner was placed under suspension under Rule 8 of the A.P. Civil Services (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules, 1991. Thereafter, charge sheet dated 21-11-2007 was issued and enquiry officer was appointed. The grievance of the petitioner is that though the enquiry officer commenced the enquiry proceedings, they are not being completed despite the petitioner co-operating in the enquiry. From the facts borne-out by the record, it is clear that the petitioner is under continued suspension since 1-9-2006 and enquiry is pending for the last 2½ years. Unless the respondents are prevented by proper reasons, such an inordinate delay in completing the enquiry cannot be appreciated. Therefore, without going into the reasons for such a delay, I am inclined to dispose of the Writ Petition with the direction to the respondents to complete the enquiry and pass final order, in the disciplinary proceedings initiated against the petitioner, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. ----------------------------------- - C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:30 -3-2009 MNR