THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA Writ Petition No.16121 of 2001 Dated:8th February, 2006 Between: D.Chandra Rao. …..PETITIONER AND Life Insurance Corporation of India rep by its Chairman and Managing Director, Bombay & others. ….RESPONDENTS THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA W.P.No.16121 of 2001 ORDER: This writ petition is directed against the action of the 2nd respondent in issuing proceedings dated 31-3-2001 terminating the services of the petitioner from the post of Development Officer and imposing recovery of Rs.45,267/- as excess paid and consequently seeks a direction to the respondents to reinstate the petitioner into service as Development Officer with all consequential benefits. When the matter came up for hearing both the counsel submitted that against the order of the 2nd respondent/Zonal Manager terminating the petitioner a statutory appeal is provided under Rule 8 (2) of the Life Insurance Corporation of India Development Officers (Revision of certain Terms and Conditions of Service) Rules 1989 (for short the Rules) to the Managing Director of the Corporation and the petitioner may be permitted to avail such remedy of statutory appeal. The agreed stand taken by both the counsel is placed on record. Writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to avail remedy of statutory appeal provided under the Rules against the order of termination. No costs. _____________ (N.V.RAMANA, J) Date: 08th February, 2006. GRK