THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO.30436 OF 2011 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed seeking a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in recovering an amount of Rs.22,750/- from the petitioner’s salary in regard to missing of the tickets blocks, as arbitrary, illegal and to set aside the final order No.01/419(1)/2009-ACPT, dated 11.03.2009 of the respondent and consequently, to direct the respondent to repay the recovered amount of Rs.22,750/- to the petitioner. The case of the petitioner is that he was appointed as a conductor on 16.03.1985. On 15.02.2009, which he was conducting the bus bearing No.AP 28 Z 3050 on Hyderabad to Achampet route, about 80 passengers were in his bus at Amangal and some persons were standing on the foot board. On that, the petitioner requested them to come into the bus. One passenger abused the petitioner and the driver by saying that he is feeling comfortable on the foot board. When the bus reached Hyderabad – Kalwakurthy Cross Roads and while the petitioner was giving dues to the passengers, the foot boarding passenger came, demanded for due and intentionally tried to quarrel with the petitioner and also snatched his tickets tray and ran away. All of them followed but unfortunately, the foot boarding passenger boarded a running auto and so, they could not catch him. Immediately, the petitioner lodged a complaint in Kalwakurthy Police Station about the incident and FIR.No.26 was registered. The SHO, Kalwakurthy P.S., gave a final report dated 10.06.2009 stating that the ticket tray was not traced out. The value of the ticket bundles lost is Rs.22,600/- and cost of the tickets tray is Rs.150/- in total Rs.22,750/-. The respondent forced the petitioner to pay the said amount of Rs.22,750/- in 10 instalments and to avoid risk of losing job, as per office order dated 11.03.2009, an amount of Rs.22,750/- was recovered from the petitioner in 10 instalments. Hence, the Writ Petition. Learned counsel for both the parties represented that the subject matter of this Writ Petition is squarely covered by a judgment of this Court in W.P.No.18936 of 2005 dated 29.08.2005, wherein a learned Single Judge of this Court, following the judgment of this Court in Ch.P.Reddy v. APSRTC, disposed of the Writ Petition holding that it is only the printing and stationery charges that can be recovered, in the event of loss of tickets, not followed by any further allegation of misuse. In the instant case also, the respondent has sought to recover the value of the tickets. In view of the above order, the impugned order cannot be sustained. Hence, the Writ Petition is allowed and the impugned order is set aside. It is, however, left open to the respondent to recover printing and stationery charges from the petitioner for the tickets that were lost in his hands. It is represented that certain amount has already been recovered from the petitioner. The same shall be refunded to him after deducting the printing and stationery charges of the tickets. No costs. _________________ (G.CHANDRAIAH, J) 17th November 2011 RRB