IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.10576 of 2000 Between: A.P.S.R.T.C., Rep. by its Depot Manager, Tandur Depot, Hyderabad. ... PETITIONER AND Sri Syed Bahadur, C/o Syed Osman, 20/1, Vidyanagar, Hyderabad -44. ...RESPONDENT 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 a Writ, Order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Certiorari by calling for the records in I.D.No.189 of 1998 dt. 10.6.99 published in G.O.Rt.No.1557 dt. 21.8.1999 on the file of the Hon'ble Labour Court-II Hyderabad and quash the Award dt. 10- 6-1999. Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr. K. Madhava Reddy (SC FOR APSRTC) Counsel for the Respondent: Mr. A.K. Jayaprakash Rao The Court made the following Order: It is submitted by the learned Standing counsel for the petitioner-A.P. State Road Transport Corporation and admitted by the learned counsel for the respondent that the subject matter of the present writ petition is covered to be disposed of in terms of the order dated 18-02-2009 passed by this court in W.P.No.320 of 2000. Therefore, following the order dated 18-02-009 passed by this court in W.P.No.320 of 2000 and in view of the reasons recorded therein, the award of the Tribunal to the extent of direction for absorption of the respondent as a cleaner on permanent basis, is set aside. As much as it is stated that pursuant to the award of the Tribunal, the respondent is already reinstated, it is made clear that if the services of the respondent are not required, it is always open to the petitioner-corporation to take steps to dispense with his services in accordance with the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. Accordingly, the award of the Tribunal shall stand modified. The writ petition is allowed to the extent indicated above. No order as to costs. _____________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J. March 19, 2009 MRR