IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 26001 OF 2009 Between: T.Mohan Goud ..... PETITIONER AND APSRTC, Rep. by its Managing Director,Bus Bhavan, RTC ‘X’ Road, Hyderabad and another .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: Counsel for the Respondents: The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 26001 OF 2009 ORDER : The petitioner herein is working as a Conductor in the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation. By order dated 30.10.2009 the 2nd respondent imposed the penalty of reduction of the petitioner’s pay by two incremental stages permanently with immediate effect. Aggrieved by the same this writ petition is filed contending inter alia that the action of the respondents in imposing a major penalty without conducting any enquiry as contemplated under the Service Regulations, is arbitrary and illegal. I have heard the learned counsel for both the parties and perused the material on record. Though, no counter affidavit is filed, it is not disputed before this Court by the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Corporation that the impugned penalty falls under Regulations 8(1)(vii) of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (C.C. & A) Regulations, 1967, which is a major penalty. In the circumstances, the respondents are bound to follow the procedure as contemplated under Regulations 12(2) of the Andhra Pradesh state Road Transport Corporation (C.C. & A) Regulations, 1967. Since, admittedly no such procedure has been followed, the impugned order cannot be sustained. Accordingly, the impugned order is hereby set aside and the Writ Petition is allowed leaving it open to the respondents to pass appropriate orders afresh following due process of law. No costs. _____________ G. ROHINI, J. Date: 23.12.2009 Ivd