THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.1268 OF 2002 DATED 22ND APRIL, 2010 BETWEEN Ch.Prabhakara Rao … Petitioner and The A.P.S.R.T.C., Rep. by its Managing Director, Musheerabad, Hyderabad. And Others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.1268 OF 2002 ORDER: The petitioner, formerly a Driver in the service of the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC), is aggrieved by the action of the APSRTC in prematurely retiring him from service and rejecting his case for alternative employment under its proceedings dated 10.10.2001. The petitioner originally entered into the service of the APSRTC as a Cleaner in the year 1967. He was promoted as a Driver in the year 1976. The respondents declared him unfit for the said post due to an attack of paralysis. Under the proceedings dated 17.02.1999 the APSRTC retired him from service. The grievance of the petitioner is that he was not provided alternative employment after he was found unfit for discharging the functions of a Driver. In its counter the APSRTC adverted to the fact that the petitioner himself had submitted an application on 17.02.1999 seeking retirement from service on medical grounds. It was further stated that the petitioner himself sought additional monetary benefit in lieu of alternative employment and accordingly an amount of Rs.30,180/- was paid to him on 06.08.1999. In the light of the aforestated facts, it is clear that the petitioner himself opted for additional monetary benefit in lieu of alternative employment and therefore had no cause to complain. The writ petition is devoid of merit and is accordingly dismissed. No costs. ____________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J. 22ND APRIL, 2010. VGSR/PGS