IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 8739 of 2005 Between: B. Gangadhar Reddy, RTC Driver, S/o. Chandra Reddy, R/o. Kallur, Kurnool District. ..... PETITIONER AND The APSRTC, rep. by its Regional Manager, Kurnool Region, at Kurnool, Kurnool District. .....RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to Issue a writ of mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, declaring the questioning the action of the respondent herein in deleting the name of the petitioner from the election list on the allegation of not reporting for duty without holding any departmental enquiry vide Proc. No.E1/255(38)/2001- RM.Q", dt. 30.10.2001 as illegal, unjust and arbitrary, contrary to the regulations of the corporation and as such liable to be set aside in the interest of justice and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.S.M.SUBHAN Counsel for the Respondent: MR.P.VINAYAKA SWAMY The Court, at the admission stage, made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 8739 of 2005 ORDER: The matter in the present writ petition is squarely covered by the order of this Court in W.P.No.3273 of 2005, dated 23-02-2005. Accordingly, this writ petition is allowed following the order passed in the said writ petition. 2. Therefore, the action of the respondent-Regional Manager, AP State Road Transport Corporation, Kurnool Region, Kurnool, in deleting the name of the petitioner from the list of selected candidates is quashed. The respondent is directed to restore the name of the petitioner into the list of selected candidates and continue to engage him as he used to be engaged previously till an action, if any, to be taken by the respondent for the absence of the petitioner in response to the notice and the punishment, if any, going to be imposed. No costs. ___________________ April 21, 2005 Kvr That Rule Nisi has been made absolute as above. Witness the Hon’ble Sri Bilal Nazki, the acting Chief Justice on this the Thursday the Twentieth day of April, two thousand and five. ___________________ ASSISTANT REGISTRAR 20th April, 2005 Kvr // True Copy // Section Officer To 1 The APSRTC, rep. by its Regional Manager, Kurnool Region, at Kurnool, Kurnool District. 2 2 C.D copies. (Enclose along with copy of order dated 23-02-2005 made in W.P.No.3273 of 2005 )