THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.28761 of 1998 DATED:29.01.2008 Between: Mohd. Mujeeb Pasha. …Petitioner And A.P.S.R.T.C. rep by its Managing Director, Hyderabad and others. ..Respondents. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.28761 of 1998 ORDER: Questioning the proceedings, dated 31.08.1998, issued by the third respondent, proposing to terminate the services of the petitioner with immediate effect and keeping him under put off duty with effect from 01.09.1998, as arbitrary and illegal, the present Writ Petition is filed. The proceedings, dated 31.08.1998, is the show cause notice, calling upon the petitioner to show cause, within 15 days, from the date of receipt of the order, as to why his services should not be terminated with effect from 01.09.1998 for not possessing a valid driving licence. The petitioner had also informed that, in case he did not submit any reply, further action would be taken based on the record. It is well settled law that this Court in proceedings under Article 226 of the Constitution of India would interfere against a show cause notice only when it is issued by an authority not competent to do so, or when it is clearly without jurisdiction. Since the show cause notice is not challenged on either of these grounds, there is no justification to interfere with the impugned show cause notice. While admitting the writ petition, no interim order was granted by this Court. Since the show cause notice, dated 31.08.1998, required the petitioner to submit his reply, within 15 days, failure on his part to do so, would have enabled the respondents to take action against him in accordance with law. Sri P.Sridhar Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, expressed ignorance as to whether any reply, indeed, was submitted by the petitioner to the show cause notice. Since the show cause notice is not challenged either on the ground that it was passed by an incompetent authority, or that, it was without jurisdiction, the Writ Petition fails and is accordingly dismissed. No costs. __________ 29.01.2008 GJ