Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents, apart from perusing the record. Since the issue lies in a narrow compass, this Court proposes to dispose of the writ petition at the admission stage itself. 2. Briefly stated, the petitioner, having initially joined on 21.07.2000 as Driver in the respondent corporation, got duly promoted as Vehicle Supervisor on 19th April, 2010, after completing what is said to be blemishless service of more than a decade. Later, in course of time, certain disciplinary proceedings were initiated against the petitioner based on the log sheet written by him certifying the fitness of a particular bus. The details of the disciplinary proceedings not being essential at this juncture, it can be stated that eventually on the petitioner the disciplinary W.P.(c) No. 27511 of 2014 2 authority imposed a minor punishment of admonishing through Exhibit P1.
3. Aggrieved, the petitioner is said to have filed Exhibit P2 statutory appeal before the fourth respondent. Complaining of its non disposal, the petitioner approached this Court.
4. In the facts and circumstances, having regard to the respective submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent corporation, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the matter, this Court disposes of the present writ petition with a direction to the fourth respondent to consider Exhibit P2 appeal of the petitioner in accordance with law, after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, and pass appropriate orders thereon as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. No costs.
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DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU JUDGE