IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.24027 of 2008 Between: P. Ram Mohan Rao S/o. P. Radha Krishna Murthy, NTWI (under dismissal), A.P. State Housing Corporation Limited, Bapulapadu Mandal, Nuzvid Division, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Board, Rep. by its Chairman, A.P. State Housing Corporation Limited, 3-6-184, Urdugalli, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad. 2 A.P. State Housing Corporation Limited, rep. by its Managing Director, 3-6-184, Urdugalli, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court may be pleased to issue any writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of mandamus directing the respondents to reinstate the petitioner into service forthwith pending disposal of Board Appeal ﬁled on 24-09-2008 against the order of the 2nd respondent vide proceedings Vig-1/6310/KRSH/2007, dated 31-07-2008 awarding major punishment of Dismissal from service along with recovery of amount in addition to ﬁling criminal case by declaring the action of the 1st respondent in not passing any order in the appeal as illegal, arbitrary and amounts to delay tactics. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.J.U.M.V.PRASAD Counsel for the Respondents: MR.K.MOHAN RAMI REDDY The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.24027 OF 2008 ORDER: Heard both sides. It appears, the petitioner, while working as Non- Technical Work Inspector in A.P. State Housing Corporation Limited at Bapulapadu Mandal, Nuzvid Division of Krishna District, was imposed with a major penalty of dismissal from service apart from ordering recovery of Rs.1,69,800/- along with 12% interest, by order dated 31.07.2008 of the 2nd respondent- Managing Director of the Corporation, after conducting a detailed enquiry into the irregularities alleged to have been committed by him in the execution of Indiramma Housing Programme. The petitioner complains that aggrieved by the said dismissal order, he preferred an appeal before the 1st respondent- Board of the Corporation on 24.09.2008 and also sought for interim suspension of the said dismissal order, but so far no orders have been passed thereon. In the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on merits, the 1st respondent is directed to dispose of the appeal preferred by the petitioner within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate the orders to the petitioner. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _________​__________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 6th November, 2008. IBL