During the period when the criminal proceedings were in progress, the respondent was also chargesheeted and a departmental enquiry was held against him.
Since the suspension period of the respondent was prior to 12 9 1977 the date of the amendment of the Regulations the High Court based its judgment on the unamended Regulations.
It is number necessary for us to go into the factual details any more and suffice it to say that the respondent was finally reinstated into service.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by KULDIP SINGH, J. N. Lakshminarayana, respondent in the appeal herein, was working as an Assistant Mechanical Supervisor with the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation Corporation .
As a result of the amendment Regulation 20 3 of the Regulations was deleted.
The High Court answered the question in the affirmative and in favour of the respondent.
On the interpretation of Regulations 18, 20 and 21 of the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation Employees Classification, Control and Appeal Regulations, 1967 the Regulations the High Court came to the companyclusion that the respondent was entitled to the full remuneration for the period during which the respondent remained under suspension.
This appeal by way of special leave petition is against the judgment of the High Court.
The respondent was tried by the criminal companyrt for the offence of theft and was finally acquitted by the companyrt on 17 3 1976.
He was placed under suspension with effect from 21 10 1974 on the basis of the allegation that he was found stealing certain articles belonging to the Corporation.
