Sk. Anil Kumar v. Sri D Tirumala Rao
Contempt – non-payment of Subsistence Allowance to suspended APSRTC employee
Case brief
What is this about?
APHC010018502025; C.C.No.94 of 2025; High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati (Special Original Jurisdiction); Justice Gannamaneni Ramakrishna Prasad; decided 19.03.2025; contempt case dismissed; APSRTC; Managing Director D Tirumala Rao; Depot Manager D Srinivasa Rao; petitioner Sk. Anil Kumar, Conductor, Ongole Depot; subsistence allowance; suspension; F.R.53 sub-rule (2); certificate of non-engagement in other employment; W.P.No.28585 of 2023 order dated 27.03.2024; arrears released 04.03.2025; no wilful violation; no order as to costs.
What did the court decide?
The non-compliance of the Court's Order in continuing to pay the Subsistence Allowance was occasioned by the Petitioner alone, who complied with the statutory requirement of sub-rule (2) of F.R.53 (certificate of non-engagement in other employment/business/profession/vocation) only up to August, 2024 and abruptly stopped such compliance from September, 2024 onwards; the Petitioner cannot take undue advantage of his own default.