THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G. BIKSHAPATHY And THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION No. 5989 of 2004 Between: 1. The Secretary to Government (Political) Government of Andhra Pradesh A.P. Secretariat Hyderabad 2. The Chief Secretary to Government Government of Andhra Pradesh A.P. Secretariat Hyderabad 3. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Government of Andhra Pradesh Aranya Bhavan Saifabad, Hyderabad ..... PETITIONERS AND 1. Sri P. Chandramanoharam, IFS Conservator of Forest, O/o Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Saifabad, Hyderabad 2. The Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of environment and Forests Paryavaran Bhavan, CGO Comples Lodhi Road, New Delhi .....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 an appropriate Writ or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Certiorari and to call for the records relating to the order dated 17-02-2004 in O.A. No. 1021 of 2003 passed by the Hon’ble Central Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad Branch and quash the same. Counsel for the Petitioner: GP FOR SERVICES II Counsel for the Respondents: MR.ARAJASHEKAR REDDY (SC FOR CG) The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER:(Per Hon’ble Sri Justice G. Bikshapathy) The writ petition is filed by the Government assailing the order passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad in O.A.No.1021 of 2003, dated 17.02.2004. 2. It is submitted by the learned Government Pleader for Services-II that the Government of Andhra Pradesh passed the final orders of punishment in G.O.Rt.No.999, G.A.D., dated 26.02.2005 against one Sri P. Chandramanoharam, IFS, imposing penalty of reduction in pay by one stage for a period of one year without cumulative effect, and that therefore, no further orders need be passed. 2. Accordingly, the writ petition is closed. We leave it open to the aggrieved parties to challenge the said proceedings, if they so choose. No costs. _________________ (G. BIKSHAPATHY,J ) ________________ (P.S. NARAYANA,J) Date: 02.03.2005 Ksn ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Secretary to Government (Political), Government of Andhra Pradesh A.P. Secretariat Hyderabad 2. The Chief Secretary to Government, Government of Andhra Pradesh A.P. Secretariat Hyderabad 3. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Government of Andhra Pradesh Aranya Bhavan Saifabad, Hyderabad 4. The Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of environment and Forests Paryavaran Bhavan, CGO Comples Lodhi Road, New Delhi 5. The Assistant Registrar, Central Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad. 6. 2 CCs to G.P. for Services-II, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 7. 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{TRT}