IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF SEPTEBER, TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No :19334 of 2009 Between: P. Srinivas. PETITIONER. AND 1. APSRTC Rep. By its VC & MD Musheerabad, Hyderabad and another. .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to the respondents-A.P.State Road Transport Corporation to pay gratuity amount to which the petitioner is entitled to, for the period from April, 1978 to 1-12-1987 i.e., from the date of suspension to the date of reinstatement as ordered by the Labour Court in I.D.No.77 of 1986 dated 02-02-1987. 2. When the matter is taken up for consideration, it is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the issue raised in the Writ Petition is squarely covered by a decision reported in M. RAMA RAO vs. ASST. TRAFFIC MANAGER, APSRTC, CENTRAL BUS STATION, HYDERABAD AND ANOTHER ([1]) in which there was a direction to the respondent- Corporation to compute the gratuity payable to the petitioner therein taking into account the out of employment period. 3. The fact that the petitioner herein is also similarly situated has not been disputed by the learned Standing Counsel for the Respondents-Corporation. 3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents-Corporation to compute the gratuity taking into account out of employment forthwith i.e., from April, 1978 to 1-12-1987 in terms of the award in I.D.No.77 of 1986 dated 02-02-1987 passed by the Labour Court, warangal and pay the amount to which the petitioner is entitled to, as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within a period of two weeks from the date of the receipt of a copy of this order. ___________________ Justice G.ROHINI Dated: 11th September, 2009. Dvs HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE G.ROHINI ` WRIT PETITION No :19334 of 2009 Dated: 11th September, 2009 [1] 1998 (2) ALT 534