IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G. BIKSHAPATHY WRIT PETITION NO : 15824 of 1994 Between: A. Ellaiah S/o Mallaiah R/o Kothagudem, Khammam Dist. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Singareni Collaries Company Ltd. Rep. Its Chairman and Managing Director, 2 The Addl. Chief Engineer Central Work Station Kothagudem, Khammam Dist. 3 The General Manager (Personnel) The Singareni Collaries Company Ltd. Kothagudem, Khammam Dist. 4 The Senior Personal Officer The Singareni Collaries Company Ltd. Kothagudem, Khammam Dist. (R.1 dismissed for default vide order dt 2.12.99) .....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 a Writ or order or direction declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in issuing the proceedings in Ref.No.CW/04.24/94/763 dated: 1-6-1994, as arbitrary, illegal, unjust and unfair and further direct the respondent to drop all the proceedings in pursuance of the above proceedings. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.KESHAVA RAO (Not present) Counsel for the Respondents 1 to 4: MR.K.SRINIVASAMURTHY The Court made the following: O R D E R: In this Writ Petition the order dated 1.6.1994 passed by the second respondent- Additonal Chief Engineer, Central Work Station, SCC Ltd., Kothagudem is assailed. 2. The petitioner is an employee in Singareni Collieries Company Limited working as General Mazdoor. He was issued with the charge sheet alleging that he sub-let the quarter allotted to him and he was asked to submit his explanation. On receipt of his explanation, the punishment of suspension from 2.6.1994 to 13.6.1994 was awarded by the impugned order and with a further direction to hand over the quarter No.DA:661,Babu Camp in vacant condition to the Area Authority by 20.6.1994. The said order is assailed in this Writ Petition. 3. The learned Counsel for the petitioner is not present. 4. I have perused the order under challenge. The petitioner was given proper opportunity to respond to the charges framed against him. In fact an enquiry was conducted in pursuance of the charges framed against the petitioner and ultimately he was found guilty of the charges by the authorities concerned. Under those circumstances, I do not find any infirmity or illegality in the order passed by the Management. 5. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. No costs. _________________ G. BIKSHAPATHY, J Dated:23.9.2004, ccm. To: 1 The Chairman & Managing Director, Singareni Collieries Company Ltd. Kothagudem, Khammam District. 2 The Addl. Chief Engineer Central Work Station Kothagudem, Khammam Dist. 3 The General Manager (Personnel), the Singareni Collaries Company Ltd. Kothagudem, Khammam Dist. 4 The Senior Personal Officer, the Singareni Collaries Company Ltd. Kothagudem, Khammam Dist. 5. 2 CD copies.