THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.33380 OF 2010 DATED 30TH DECEMBER, 2010 BETWEEN: N.Ramesh … Petitioner And APSRTC, Rep. by its Managing Director, Bus Bhavan, RTC ‘x’ Road, Hyderabad and Others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.33380 OF 2010 O R D E R The petitioner, a contract Driver in the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation since the year 2005, was terminated from service by order dated 15.11.2008. His appeal and thereafter, his mercy petition were rejected. Admittedly, no enquiry preceded the action taken against the petitioner. The order dated 15.11.2008 whereby the petitioner’s services were terminated demonstrates that the same was occasioned by the fatal accident in which his vehicle was involved on 16.10.2008. As the order is stigmatic, the petitioner ought to have been given an opportunity to put forth his case before the dire punishment of termination from service was visited upon him. The orders passed by this Court in N.YADAIAH V/s. APSRTC[1] in a similar fact situation are relied upon. For reasons alike, this Writ Petition is allowed setting aside the termination of the petitioner from service under proceedings dated 15.11.2008, confirmed thereafter under proceedings dated 09.01.2009 and 16.12.2010. The petitioner shall be re-engaged with the benefit of past service from the date of his termination till the date of re- engagement. There shall be no order as to costs. -------------------------- SANJAY KUMAR,J 30TH DECEMEBR, 2010 PGS/VGSR [1] Writ Petition No.26886 of 2010 dated 29.10.2010