A. Rajasheker Reddy, J.

1. The petitioners, the Commandant, Special Armed Reserve Central Police Lines, (SARCPL), Amberpet, Hyderabad and others, have challenged the order dated 08-02-2016 passed by the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad, in OA No.1175 of 2013 wherein and whereby the Tribunal allowed the OA filed by the applicant-respondent herein and set aside the order dated 30-11-2012 which imposed the penalty of reduction in time scale of pay for two stages, for a period of two years, with cumulative effect on future increments and pension, besides treating the unauthorized sick period w.e.f. 19-05-2010 to 11-06-2010 as leave without pay and suspension period from 12-06-2010 to till he reported for duty as ‘not on duty’ and consequently directed to treat the suspension period as on duty for all purposes, without monetary benefit and monetary benefit, be restricted 4 to, subsistence allowance paid to the respondent, during his suspension period.

2. Facts briefly stated are that the respondent (applicant in the OA) is working as a Police Constable attached to SARCPL, Hyderabad, having been appointed in the year 1992 and continuing as such in the said post.