IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 15584 of 2006 Between: R.Rama Murthy, S/o.Late Raghumani, R/o.13-3-346, Tilaknagar, Near Bapuji Hospital, Kasibugga, Srikakulam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 A.P.State Road Transport Corporation, Musheerabad, Hyderabad, Rep by its Vice Chairman & Managing Director. 2 Regional Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C., Srikakulam Region, Srikakulam. 3 Depot Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C., Palasa Depot, Palasa, Srikakulam District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue an order direction or writ particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ (i) declaring the action of the respondents in placing the petitioner under forced leave basing on the certiﬁcate No.97711 dated 16-7-04 Vide Proceedings No.P1/469 (2)/2004-PLS Dated20-7-2004 is illegal, unjust and arbitrary; (ii) declaring the proceedings No.P1/255 (4)/2006-PLS dated 2-6-2006 retiring the petitioner from service on medical ground without providing alternate employment as per Section 47 of Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights & Full Participation) Act, 1995 as illegal and arbitrary and violative of Article 14, 16 and 21 of Constitution of India; (iii) declaring the action of the respondents in not paying the salary from 20-07-2004 to 2-2-2005 and from 18-1-06 to till date is illegal, unjust arbitrary; and (iV) consequently direct the respondents to provuide alternate employment to the petitioner by creating supernumerary post in the same scale of pay drawn by the petitioner as on June, 2004; (V) to pay the salary for the periods 20-07-2004 to 2-2-2005 and from 18-1-06 to till date with all consequential beneﬁts; (vi) and pass such further order or orders as the Hon'ble Court deems ﬁt and proper in the circumstances of the case and pass such further or other orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.G.VIDYASAGAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.C.APPAIAH SARMA The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.15584 of 2006 ORAL ORDER: Petitioner ﬁled the present writ petition complaining that though he was declared medically unﬁt to hold the post of Driver/Conductor, he was not provided with any alternative employment as required under Section 47 of the Persons with Disability (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Protection) Act, 1995. The learned counsel appearing for respondent-Corporation submits that the case of the petitioner was considered for providing alternative employment and he was appointed as Shramik in the Corporation. Recording the same, the writ petition is closed. No order as to costs. _____________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 14.10.2008 DA THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.15584 of 2006 14.10.2008