HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.32443 of 2010 Date: December 23, 2010 Between: J. Mangapathi … Petitioner And 1. APSRTC, rep. by its VC & MD, Hyderabad and 2 others. … Respondents * * * HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.32443 of 2010 ORDER: With the consent of Sri K. Madhava Reddy, learned standing counsel for the Corporation, this order is passed at the admission stage. 2. The writ petitioner was engaged on contract basis as a driver with the respondent State Road Transport Corporation. On the ground that he has abstained from reporting to duty he was initially disengaged. Orders terminating his engagement have been passed by the Depot Manager, Rajendranagar Depot on 23rd June 2007. However, when he has preferred an appeal to the Divisional Manager, Charminar Division, Koti, he passed an order on 28th August 2008 ordering for re-engaging the writ petitioner as a contract driver for the remaining period of contract namely up to 27th November 2008. Subsequently he has also been re-engaged and is continuously now working. The Corporation itself has issued a circular prescribing the procedure to be followed in the matter of disengaging contract/casual drivers. However that procedure has not been followed in the instant case. 3. Dealing with some what similar situation, this Court in W.P. No.8090 of 2010 passed an order on 12th April 2010 setting aside the orders of the termination/disengagement of casual/contract drivers without following procedure prescribed by the Corporation and declare that they are entitled for the benefit of past service without any monetary benefits. Hence even in this case, since the writ petitioner has been re-engaged pursuant to the orders passed by the Divisional Manager, Charminar Division, Koti, on 28th August 2008 and continued as such, the period of disengagement between 23rd June 2007 and 28th August 2008 may not be put against the petitioner and he be treated as entitled for the past service. 4. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of in the above manner. No costs. _______________________________ NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J Date: December 23, 2010. BSB