HON’BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.13969 of 2009 Date 17.09.2009 Between: B.Sattaiah. ..... PETITIONER AND APSRTC, rep. By its Managing Director, Mushirabad, Hyderabad and another. .....RESPONDENTS HON’BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.13969 of 2009 ORDER This writ petition is filed with the following prayer: “To issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in denying gratuity to the petitioner from the date of termination till he was reinstated into service from 10.03.1986 t0 23.12.1991 is illegal, arbitrary and unjust and consequently direct the respondents to pay the gratuity for the period of out of service to the petitioner from 10.03.1986 to 23.12.1991 and to pass such other orders.” At the outset, it is represented by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that the issue involved in this writ petition is squarely covered by a decision of this Court in M.Rama Rao v. Assistant Traffic Manager, APSRTC, Hyderabad and another[1]. The fact that the petitioner is also similarly situated is not disputed by the learned standing counsel appearing for the respondent-Corporation. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of, in terms of the decision in M.Rama Rao’s case (1 supra), directing the respondents to pay the gratuity, to which the petitioner is entitled to, for the period he was out of employment i.e. from 10.03.1986 to 23.12.1991. No order as to costs. G.ROHINI,J Date:17.09.2009 usd [1] 1998(3) ALD 76