WP/10092/2012 of G.Rama Rao Vs The APSRTC rep by its Vice Chairman & Managing Director,

APHC010258782012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3457] (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 10092/2012 Between: G.Rama Rao ...PETITIONER AND The Apsrtc Rep By Its Vice Chairman ...RESPONDENT(S) Managing Director and Others Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. S M SUBHAN Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. K SATYANARAYAN MURTHY(SC FOR APSRTC) The Court made the following Order: 1. The petitioner is challenging the proceedings dated 22.03.2010, whereby the respondents imposed punishment of withholding annual increments for a period of one year with cumulative effect besides treating the suspension period as “Not on Duty” for the purpose of “Leave and Increments”. 2. The petitioner while working as a Driver was operating the ticket issuing machine and was charged with cash and ticket irregularity on 15.04.2009. The petitioner was issued an order of suspension dated 20.04.2009 after issuance of a charge memo. The petitioner submitted his explanation on //2// WP.No.10092 of 2012 24.04.2009 and a domestic enquiry was conducted on 06.06.2009. The orde