IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL, TWO THOUSAND NINE PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.4292 of 2009 Between: Dr. D. Venkat Ram ..... Petitioner AND Sri Venkateswara College (Grant-in-Aid Institution) Amaravadinagar, Suryapet, Nalgonda District, Rep., by its Honorary Secretary-cum-Correspondent & others. .....Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri T.Surya Kiran Reddy for Sri Chandraiah Sunkara Counsel for respondent No.1: Sri V.V.N. Narayana Rao Counsel for respondents 2&3: AGP for Higher Education Counsel for respondent No.4: Sri Deepak Bhattacharjee This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.4292 of 2009 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a writ of Mandamus to set aside order dated 13.02.2009, whereby the petitioner is kept under suspension. Heard Sri T. Surya Kiran Reddy learned counsel representing Sri Chandraiah Sunkara, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri V.V.N. Narayana Rao, learned counsel representing respondent No.1. Though the learned counsel for the petitioner raised contentions touching upon the mala fides against the management in placing the petitioner under suspension, I am not inclined to decide this issue at this stage, because the learned counsel for respondent No.1 submitted that a charge sheet has been issued to the petitioner and the enquiry officer has already been appointed. He undertakes that the enquiry will be completed within a period of one month from today. In view of this statement of the learned counsel for respondent No.1 and the further fact that under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Education Act, 1982 an order of suspension can be passed for a period of two months initially with a provision for extension for another period of two months and more than 1 ½ months elapsed from the date of passing of the order of suspension, which has already come into effect, the writ petition is disposed of without going into the merits of the case. Respondent No.1 shall complete the enquiry as undertaken by its counsel within a period of one month from today, failing which the petitioner shall be reinstated into service. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.5631 of 2009 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 01.04.2009 ES