IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 1489 of 1999 Between: V.Raju, s/o. late Souri Rayulu, R/o. Medi Konduru in Guntur dist. ..... PETITIONER AND 1)The A.P.State Road Transport Corporation, rep. by its Managing Director, Musheerabad, Hyderabad 2)The A.P. State Road Transport Corporation, rep. by its Regional Manager, Guntur. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring that the order passed by the 2nd respondent in proceedings No.P1/684(3)/97/RM(G), dated 2.1.1999 is illegal, unjust, contrary to law, arbitrary and discriminatory in violation of principles of natural justice and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and grant all consequential benefits. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR. A.K.Jayaprakash Rao Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1 & 2: Mr. R.Manmadha Reddy The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION No. 1489 of 1999 ORDER: Heard Sri A.K.Jayaprakash Rao, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri R.Manmadha Reddy, learned standing counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents. It is represented by the counsel on either side that the question involved in this Writ Petition has already come up for consideration in Writ Petition No. 2316 of 2004 dated 03.12.2004 wherein the impugned order was set aside. Following the same, the Writ Petition is allowed setting aside the impugned order. However, this Order does not preclude the respondents-management to take any disciplinary action against the petitioner in accordance with law after giving notice and opportunity. No costs. ----------------------- (B.Prakash Rao, J.) 16.03.2005 DRK That Rule Nisi has been made absolute as above. Witness the Hon’ble Sri Devinder Gupta, the Chief Justice, On Wednesday the sixteenth day of March two thousand and five. …Registrar Copy to: 1)The Managing Director, A.P.State Road Transport Corporation, Musheerabad, Hyderabad 2)The Regional Manager, A.P. State Road Transport Corporation, Guntur. 3) Two CD copies.