IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 15489 of 2006 DATED: 27.7.2006 Between: R.Eswaraiah PETITIONER And APSRTC, Rep by its Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Musheerabad, Hyderabad and others Respondetns THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 15489 of 2006 Order: The petitioner is working as conductor with the respondents- APSRTC. While discharging his duties as conductor on route Metpally to Hyderabad on 10.10.2005 the bus bearing No. AP11Z-4487 met with a major accident wherein, the petitioner herein sustained severe injuries and his leg was amputated disabling him by 70%. The petitioner was declared unfit for the post of conductor. Thereafter, the petitioner made a request to the authorities to provide alternative employment as per Section 47 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal opportunities, protection of rights and full participation) Act 1 of 1995 (for short ‘the Act’). However, without considering his request, the third respondent issued proceedings dated 27.3.2006, retiring the petitioner from service on medical grounds. Hence, he filed the present writ petition. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents-APSRTC. Since the representation, dated 10.4.2006, made by the petitioner, seeking alternative employment as per Section 47 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal opportunities, protection of rights and full participation) Act 1 of 1995 (for short ‘the Act’), is said to be pending consideration before respondent No.1, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition directing respondent No.1 to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 10.4.2006 and pass appropriate speaking orders in accordance with law particularly in the light of Section 47 of the Act, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 27.07.2006 tvk THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 15489 of 2006 DATED: 27.7.2006