\ i IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 32697 OF 2012 Between: P.R. Krishna, E-097643, Stores Supervisor, S/o late Ganesh, aged 58 yrs, Gokavaram Depot, R/o Gokavaram, East Godavari District. ...PETITIONER AND 1. The APSRTC rep. By its Managing Director, Musheerabad, Hyderabad. 2. The Controller of Stores, APSRTC, Zonal Stores at Vizianagaram. 3. The Dy. Chief Mechanical Engineer, APSRTC, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. 4. The Depot Manager, APSRTC, Gokavaram, East Godavari District. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 4*^ respondent in suspending and issuing charge sheet to the petitioner on the allegation of excess/Short items found in the stores, vide Proc. No. M1/377(1 )/2012- GKRM, Dt. 10-10-2012, as illegal, unjust and arbitrary and as such liable to be set aside in the interest of justice by directing the respondents to treat the suspension period as on duty for all purposes. I.A. NO: 1 OF 2012fWPMP. NO: 41644 OF 2012) Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to Direct the respondents herein to continue the petitioner Gokavaram Depot forthwith, by suspending the Proc. No. M1/377(1 )/2012- GKRM, Dt. 10-10-2012, pending disposal of the writ petition. at Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI S. M. SUBHAN Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 4: SRI VINOD KUMAR TARLADA (SC FOR APSRTC) The Court made the following: ORDER APHC010655672012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] THURSDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 32697/2012 Between: ...PETITIONER P.R. Krishna, E-097643, AND The Apsrtc Rep By Its Managing Director and Others Counsel for the Petitioner: ...RESPONDENT(S) 1.SMSUBHAN Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.VINOD KUMAR TARLADA (SC FOR APSRTC) The Court made the following Order : [ I '\ \ The petitioner has filed this writ petition challenging the proceedings dated 10.10.2012, whereby the petitioner was placed under suspension pending enquiry. This Court vide order dated 17.10.2012 has suspended the proceedings dated 10.10.2012 and directed the respondents to continue the petitioner at APSRTC, Gokavaram Depot pending further orders. The petitioner has attained the age of superannuation during pendency of the writ petition and the writ petition is disposed off in terms of T interim orders granted by this Court and the respondents directed to release the service benefits if not released to the petitioner earlier, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of this order. are 2. It is made clear that the respondents shall not be entitled to recover or with holding of any amount on account of the disciplinary proceedings initiated in pursuance of the charge sheet dated. 10.10.2012. If any amount is recovered by the respondents in pursuance of the charge sheet dated 10.10.2012, the shall be returned to the petitioner within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of this order. same 3. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stands closed. Sd/- N. NAGAIVIIV! assistant^egi^trA SrcfioN OFFICER R //TRUE COPY// To, 1. The Managing Director, APSRTC, Vijayawada. 2. The Controller of Stores, APSRTC, Zonal Stores at Vizianagaram. 3. The Dy. Chief mechanical Engineer, APSRTC, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. 4. The Depot Manager, APSRTC, Gokavaram, East Godavari District. 5. One CC to Sri S. M. Subhan, Advocate [OPUC] 6. One CC to Sri Vinod Kumar Tarlada (SC for APSRTC) [OPUC] 7. Three CD Copies. ssb f .A HIGH COURT DATED: 13/02/2025 ORDER . WP.No.32697 of 2012 DISPOSING OF THE W.P. WITHOUT COSTS