IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.6713 of 2009 Between: P. Pitchaiah, S/o. Tatayya, R/o. Kandukuru, Prakasam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The APSRTC, Rep. by its Managing Director, Musheerabad, Hyderabad. 2 The APSRTC, Rep. by its Regional Manager, Prakasam District at Ongole. 3 The APSRTC, Rep. by its Deputy Chief Traffic Manager, Ongole, Prakasam District. 4 The APSRTC, Rep. by its Depot Manager, Kandukuru, Prakasam District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.M.SUBHAN Counsel for the Respondents:MR.C.PRAKASH REDDY(SC FOR APSRTC) The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to set aside order, dated 11.12.2008 passed by the Depot Manager of respondent No.1 Corporation. By the said order, the petitioner was removed from service following the disciplinary proceedings. The petitioner availed the remedy of appeal against the said order as evident from the averments contained in paragraph 7 of his affidavit filed in support of this writ petition. As the said appeal is still pending, I am not inclined to entertain and adjudicate the writ petition on merits. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed. The Deputy Chief Traffic Manager, Ongole, Prakasam District is directed to dispose of the appeal, if any, filed by the petitioner within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. As a sequel to dismissal of main petition, WPMP.No.8778 of 2009 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 31st MARCH, 2009. kvni