G. Ramakrishna, v. Telangana State Road Transport Corporation,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD

FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH FRIDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FIFTEEN

Present

Between:

G. Ramakrishna, S/o. G. Govindu, Aged 29 years, Occ: Conductor, E.No.152687, R/o. 5-2/1, Kanchiraopalli, Pebbair Mandal, Mahabubnagar Dist.

.. Petitioner AND Telangana State Road Transport Corporation, Rep. by its Managing Director, Bus Bhavan, Musheerabad, Hyderabad & another .. Respondents The Court made the following:

ORDER:

This writ petition is filed seeking the following relief: "To issue an appropriate writ or direction, particularly one in the nature of writ of certiorari, quash the impugned order of suspension from service issued in Proc.No.02/95(140)/2015-GDWL, dated 25.11.2015 as arbitrary, unjust, and in violation of Articles 14, 16 & 21 of the Constitution of India and consequential direction to the respondents to reinstate the petitioner into service along with all consequential benefits."

2 During the course of hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner, having been instructed by the petitioner, submitted that since the enquiry has already commenced, a direction be issued to the respondent authorities to conclude the disciplinary proceedings as expeditiously as possible.

3. Learned Standing Counsel states that the enquiry will be completed as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six (6) weeks.

4. Since the petitioner has already filed his explanation and enquiry has already commenced, without expressing any opinion on the validity of suspension, the disciplinary authority is directed to conclude the disciplinary proceedings, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of

copy of this order, subject to the petitioner co-operating with the disciplinary authority in the enquiry.

5. With the above observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this writ petition shall stand closed. ____________________ P.NAVEEN RAO, J Date: 11th December, 2015 KL

Date: 11th December, 2015 KL