IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.22329 of 2004 Between: P.V.S.L.N.P. Rangaiah, S/o. P. Krishna Murthy, (E.No.651354), Occ: Grade-II Driver in APSRTC, Kurnool-I Depot, Kurnool District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, APSRTC, Musheerabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Regional Manager, APSRTC, Warangal Region at Warangal, Warangal District. 3 The Personnel Officer, APSRTC, Kurnool Region, Kurnool, Kurnool District. 4 The Depot Manager, APSRTC, Kurnool-I Depot, Kurnool District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to Issue an appropriate Writ, Order or direction preferably one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring action of the respondents in not regularizing the services of the Petitioner as Driver Grade II from the date of his initial appointment including the action of the 4th respondent in disengaging the petitioner from service with effect from 30.7.2004 as illegal and arbitrary; and consequently direct the respondents to regularise the services of the petitioner as Grade II Driver in APSRTC with all consequential benefits. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR C.RAJA SEKHAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: SMT.P.RAJANI REDDY The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.22329 OF 2004 ORDER: This writ petition is filed at a time when the services of the petitioner were sought to be disengaged during slack season. While admitting the writ petition on 03.12.2004, this Court, by order in W.P.M.P.No.29284 of 2004, directed the respondents to continue the petitioner in service until further orders. Now, the grievance of the petitioner is that though he is being continued in service in pursuance of the interim orders of this Court, his services have not been regularized, while the services of his juniors have been regularized. Under those circumstances, the respondents are directed to consider regularization of the services of the petitioner as Driver Grade-II from the date of his initial appointment or from the date when the services of his juniors or those who have been appointed along with him were regularized. This exercise shall be completed by the respondents within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 28th March, 2008. IBL To 1 The Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, APSRTC, Musheerabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Regional Manager, APSRTC, Warangal Region at Warangal, Warangal District. 3 The Personnel Officer, APSRTC, Kurnool Region, Kurnool, Kurnool District. 4 The Depot Manager, APSRTC, Kurnool-I Depot, Kurnool District. 5 Two CCs to 6 Two CD Copies