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6. A reading of the said Memo dated 02.11.2021 goes to show that before imposing major penalty against the delinquent officers, the Government vide letter dated 07.05.2018 requested the APPSC to give their concurrence and in reply to the same, the APPSC vide letter dated 10.08.2018 requested the Government to furnish certain information along with check-list to the Commission for their concurrence to impose major penalty on the delinquent officers. Further, on the request of the Secretary, APPSC, the Government vide Memo dated 19.11.2018 requested the CDMA, Guntur, to furnish check-list and required information for imposing major penalty against the delinquent officers. In view of the said Memo dated 02.11.2021, the learned Government Pleader submits that the respondents, after receipt of the required information, would conclude the final NJS,J W.P.No.23482_2021 disciplinary proceedings within a period of three months. Though the contentions advanced by the learned counsel for the petitioner on the strength of the judgments relied on by him merit consideration, in view of the Memo referred to above, this Court is inclined to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents to conclude the final disciplinary proceedings, within a period of two months from today. In the event, the same are not concluded within the stipulated time, the Charge Memo issued to the petitioner shall stand quashed.