IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI And THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.LAKSHMANA REDDY WRIT APPEAL NO : 789 of 2000 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 23.10.1997 in WP No. 1897 OF 1997 on the file of the High Court.) Between: 1. Managing Director, APSRTC, Mushirabad, Hyderabad. 2. The Regional Manager, APSRTC, Nellore Region, Nellore. ..... APPELLANTS AND 1.Shaik Babu s/o Sk.Rajak Saheb, aged 30 years, Driver,Gudur Depot. 2.P.Sudhakar s/o Penchalaiah, aged 30 years,Driver, Gudur Depot. 3.Pitti Venkata Subba Reddy, s/o Sesha Reddy, aged 35 years,Driver,Gudur Depot. 4.Vannam Venkaiah, s/o Narasaiah, aged 36 years,Driver,Gudur Depot. 5.Vallipi Gajendra, S/o Venkaiah, aged 31 years,Driver,Gudur Depot. 6.Ummadi Subrahmanayam, s/o Masthanaiah, aged 30 years, Driver,Gudur Depot. 7.Inaganthi Subba Reddy, s/o Rosi Reddy, aged 31 years,Driver,Venkatagiri Depot. 8.Dudda Nagur Reddy, s/o Laxmi Reddy, aged 28 years, Driver,Venkatagiri Depot. 9.Bommu Satyanarayana s/o Subbaramaiah,aged 31 years,Driver,Rajur Depot. 10.Shaik Abdul Khader s/o Mastan Saheb, Aged 33 years,Driver,Venkatagiri Depot. 11.Kalavakuri Satyanarayana s/o Venkateswarlu, aged 31 years,Driver,Nellore-II Depot. 12.Padipina Koteswara Rao s/o Seshaiah, aged 28 years,Driver,Nellore-II Depot. 13.Palanati Ramanaiah, s/o Bhupaiah, aged 27 yrs, Conductor, Nellore-II Depot. 14.Pusala Balaiah, s/o Krishnaiah,aged 34 years, Driver, Rapur Depot. 15.Onteru Sreenivasulu Reddy, s/o Chenna Reddy,aged 29 years,Conductor, Nellore-II Depot. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Appellants: MR.R.MANMADHA REDDY (SC FOR APSRTC) Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 15: MR.G.VIDYASAGAR The Court made the following : JUDGMENT:(Per the Honourable Smt.Justice T.Meenakumari) When this writ appeal is taken up for hearing, it is brought to the notice of this Court that the issue involved in this appeal, is squarely covered by the judgment of the Apex Court reported in DIVISIONAL MANAGER, A.P.S.R.T.C. & OTHERS V. P.LAKSHMOJI RAO & OTHERS. Recording the same, this writ appeal is dismissed. No costs. ___________________ Justice T.Meenakumari Date:13th June, 2005 ____________________ Justice P.Lakshmana Reddy Gurc. Copy to: 1. Two C.D. Copies 2. The Managing Director, APSRTC, Mushirabad, Hyderabad. 3. The Regional Manager, APSRTC, Nellore Region, Nellore.