IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE X PRESENT *■ THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI^ WRIT PETITION NO: 4169 OF 2025 / Between: V. Venkata Nadh, S/o. Satyanarayana, E.No. 728820, aged 35 years. Employee, R/o. 2nd line Nehru Nagar, near Bilal Majid Macherla, Palnadu District. ...PETITIONER . AND The State of AP, Rep.by its Principal Secretary, Department of Transport Roads and Building, A.P Secretariat, Amaravati Capital City, Velagapudi Post Thullur Mandal, Guntur District. APSRTC, Rep by its Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Bus Bhavan,-Pandit Nehru Bus Station, Padamata, Vijayawada. The Executive Director, APSRTC, Vijayawada. The Regional Manager, APSRTC, Guntur. Depot Manger, APSRTC Piduguralla, Palnadu District. Depot Manger, APSRTC, Macherla, Palnadu District. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. ...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 or writ more particularly on in the nature of Writ of Mandamus or any other suitable writ declaring the impugned proceedings dated 19.06.2018 in imposing the punishment of deferment of 2 annual increments for a period of 2 years with cumulative effect, order in fresh security deposit, non-payment of salary from the date of removal till the date of reporting to duty treating the intervening period from the date of removal till the petitioner reports for duty as arbitrary and violative of article 14, 16 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently set side that part of the proceedings of the 4th respondent only and consequently direct the respondents to give me continuity of service, back wages with all consequential benefits with interest @ 12% p.a from the date of removal till the date of reinstatement and subsequently grant costs of the proceedings.4 lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, the High Court may be pleased to stay the impugned proceedings of the 4*^ respondent dated 19.06.2018 to the extent of denying increments treating the intervening period as not on duty only. Counsel for the Petitioner ; SRI M. PITCHAIAH Counsel for the Respondent No.1 : GP FOR SERVICES II Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 to 6 : SRI S. VENKATESARLU, SC FOR APSRTC The Court made the following: ORDER V APHC010078962025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] WEDNESDAY ,THE NINETEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE r PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 4169/2025 Between: V Venkata Nadh ...PETITIONER AND The State of Ap and Others Counsel for the Petitioner: ...RESPONDENT(S) 1.M PITCHAIAH Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR SERVICES II The Court made the following: :: ORDER :: Heard Sri M. Pitchaiah, learned counsel for the petitioner; learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services and Sri S. Venkateswarlu, learned standing counsel for respondents 2 to 6. 2. The petitioner, Conductor in Piduguralla Depot, APSRTC filed the, above writ petition, to declare the impugned proceedings dated 19.06.2018, issued by respondent No.4, punishing the petitioner with deferment of two annual increments for two years with cumulative effect, etc., as illegal and arbitrary. sRs,y W.P.No.4169 of 2025 No.01/1(20)/2016-PDRL dated 3. Respondent No.5, by proceedings 15.06.2016 (Ex.P1) has removed the petitioner from service. Against the said ^ appeal before the Deputy Chief Traffic dismissed vide proceedings proceedings, the petitioner filed an Manager, Narasaraopet and the same was No PA/19(29)/18-Dy.CTM (N) dated 28.04.2018 (Ex.P2). Aggrieved by Ex.P2, the petitioner fried a review petition before the Regionai Manager, Guntur. The allowed by proceedings No.PA/19(63)/18- not satisfied with the said review petition was partly RM/GNT dated 19.06.2018 (Ex.P3). The petitioner modified order, filed a further petition before the Executive Director, APSRTC No.3 and the said petition is not disposed of. Nellore, respondent 4 Though the above writ petition is fried impugning the proceedings under .EX.P1, at the hearing learned counsel for the petitioner confined arguments and urged the Court to direct respondent No.3 to dispose of the petition dated 08.04.2024 filed under Regulation , Control & Appeal) Regulations, 1967 (for short 'the Rules'). under 29A of the APSRTC Employees (Classification 5. Learned standing counsel did not refute the said submission. without going into the the facts and circumstances of the case Given merits of the matter, this writ petition is counsel on either side, directing the petition filed by the petitioner under Regulation following the rules, within three months from receipt of a copy of th,s order. No 6. disposed of with the consent of learned learned respondent No.3 to dispose of the under 29A of the Rules, strictly costs. Sd/- V.SAVITHRI GO\NR\ assistant registrar //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, The Principal Secretary, Department of Transport Roads and Balding, State of AP, A.P Secretariat, Amaravati Capital City, Velagapudi Post Thullur Mandal, Guntur District. 1. 2 The Vice Chairman and Managing Director, APSRTC, Bus Bhavan Pandit Nehru Bus Station, Padamata, Vijayawada. V 3. The Executive Director, APSRTC, Vijayawada. 4. The Regional Manager, APSRTC, Guntur. 5. The Depot Manger, APSRTC Piduguralla, Palnadu District. 6. The Depot Manger, APSRTC, Macherla, Palnadu District. 7. One CC to Sri M. Pitchaiah, Advocate [OPUC] 8. Two CCs to GP for Services II, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 9. One CC to Sri S. Venkateswawralu, SC for APSRTC (OPUC) lO.Three C.D. Copies. r Cnr ✓ HIGH COURT DATED: 19/02/2025 ORDER WP.No.4169 of 2025 ANDff^ 3 0 JUN 2025 ^£^SPATC\^^ m) .3: DISPOSING OF THE W.P. WITHOUT COSTS