HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.25338 OF 2010 ORDER: Petitioner was appointed as a Conductor in the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation in the year 2008 on contract basis. Through order dated 23-01-2009, the Depot Manager, Miyapur, 3rd respondent herein, terminated the contract of the petitioner on the basis of three charges framed against him. The appeal and revision preferred by the petitioner were rejected. Petitioner has also filed W.P. No.24083 of 2009 in this regard and this Court refused to interfere. 2. This writ petition is filed by raising a ground that the order impugned was passed without conducting enquiry. Reliance is placed upon the judgment of this Court in G. VENKATA RAO v. DEPOT MANAGER, APSRTC, VISAKHAPATNAM DEPOT, VISAKHAPATNAM[1], wherein it was held that even in respect of contractual appointments, the Corporation is under obligation to follow the procedure in accordance with law. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned standing counsel for the respondents. 4. It is no doubt true that the order of termination passed against the petitioner is not preceded by any departmental enquiry. I n G. Venkata Rao’s case (supra 1), this Court held that it is mandatory to hold an enquiry before a contractual employee is removed from service. However, once W.P. No.24083 / 2009 is rejected by this Court, second writ petition cannot be maintained on the same relief. This Court is of the view that the petitioner can approach the Executive Director of the Corporation by bringing to his notice the judgment rendered by this Court in G. Venkata Rao’s case (supra 1) as well as number of orders passed in quite a large number of writ petitions in identical cases. 5. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J October 08, 2010. KTL [1] 2008 (5) ALD 439