THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.26386 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner is working as a General Manager in Singareni Collieries Company Limited, respondent No.1 herein. He is provided with a telephone connection, with Broad Band. For the months of May and June 2009, he received bills for Rs.63,361 and Rs.34,977/- respectively. According to him, his telephone bill never exceeded Rs.1,000/- and on the protest made by him, arbitration proceedings are pending. His grievance is that even while the arbitration is pending with respondent No.2, respondent No.1 is making efforts to recover the amount from his salary. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondents. For two months in the year 2009 i.e. May and June, the petitioner received the bills for extraordinary amounts. Whether or not the bills were genuine and he was liable to pay that amount is under adjudication before the Arbitrator. In case it emerges that the petitioner was liable to pay that amount, respondent No.1 can very-well recover it from the salary of the petitioner. Till such time, respondent No.1 cannot be permitted to recover the amount. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of, directing that respondent No.1 shall not effect recovery of the telephone bills issued to the petitioner for the months of May and June 2009, till the matter is settled in arbitration with respondent No.2. Respondent No.2 shall ensure that the arbitration is concluded within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt: 27.10.2010. Note: Issue cc in three days. (B/o) kdl