IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY THE TWENTYNINTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO. 34517 OF 2011 Between: B. Nariya … Petitioner V/s. The Vice Chairman & Managing Director APSRTC Musheerabad Hyderabad & Anr. … Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner : Sri Venkateswarlu Counsel for the Respondents : Sri K.Madhava Reddy SC for A.P.S.R.T.C. The Court made the following : (Order follows next page) THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO. 34517 OF 2011 O R D E R : Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned standing counsel for the respondent-corporation. 2. This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking mandamus to declare the action of the second respondent in terminating the petitioner’s services through the impugned proceedings No. 02/55 (01)/2008-RNG-1, dated 04-04-2008 as illegal, arbitrary and violation of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and set aside the same and consequently to direct the respondents to reinstate the petitioner into service by continuing him as a driver in the respondent-corporation and to pass such other suitable orders as this Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. 3. There is no necessity of going into all the details. In similar circumstances, this Court allowed WP.No.29322 of 2010, on 24-11-2010, whereunder the impugned order was set aside and the petitioner was directed to be reinstated into service forthwith, but he shall not be entitled to be paid back wages. It shall be open to the respondents to initiate disciplinary proceedings in accordance with law, if they still feel that the same is necessary. 4. I am of the considered opinion that as stated by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the issue that arises for consideration in this writ petition is squarely covered by the above order in WP.No. 29322 of 2010, dated 24-11-2010. Therefore, this writ petition is liable to be allowed in terms of the said order. 5. Hence, the writ petition is allowed and the impugned order is set aside. The petitioner shall be reinstated into service forthwith, but he shall not be entitled to be paid back wages. It shall be open to the respondents to initiate disciplinary proceedings in accordance with law, if they still feel that the same is necessary. There shall be no order as to costs. -------------------------------------- JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH 29-12-2011 I s L THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO. 34517 OF 2011 CIRCULATION NO. 30 Date:29-12-2011 Court Master: I s L Computer No. 43