THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 27031 of 2009 Dated: 01.02.2010 Between: Katta Kihan, Karimnagar. … Petitioner And Depot Manager, APSRTC, Karimnagar and 2 others. … Respondents THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 27031 of 2009 O R D E R : The petitioner herein was appointed as a Conductor in the A.P. State Road Transport Corporation. By order dated 07.03.1992 he was removed from service on the ground that he had committed misconduct by producing bogus Secondary School Certificate. Though, he raised an industrial dispute vide I.D.No.130 of 1992, the same was dismissed by the Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Godavarikhani by award dated 15.02.1994. However, subsequently, the criminal proceedings initiated against the petitioner vide C.C.No.1256 of 1992 ended in acquittal by judgment dated 05.06.1996. Thereafter, the petitioner made several representations requesting the 1st respondent- Corporation to reinstate him into service. Alleging that the 1st respondent failed to respond, the present writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action of the 1st respondent in dismissing him from service is arbitrary and illegal. I have heard the learned counsel for both the parties and perused the material on record as well as the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the respondents 1 and 2. It is clear from the material placed before this Court that the petitioner along with two other similarly situated persons was acquitted in C.C.No.1256 of 1992. It is also brought to my notice that the similarly situated persons who were acquitted along with the petitioner were reinstated into service. It is also relevant to note that in identical circumstances, W.P.No.35126 of 1998 was disposed of by this Court by order dated 01.12.2008 with directions as under: “From the material produced before me, it is quite evident that the petitioner and the other two persons figured as accused in C.C.No.1256 of 1992 and all of them are acquitted by the criminal Court, I do not therefore find any justification for the Corporation to deny the benefit of reinstatement into service a fresh Conductor without back wages and continuity of service to the petitioner as was done in the case of Sri P.Bheemaiah and Sri J.Laxmaiah. However, as the petitioner did not specifically raise this plea in the affidavit, the writ petition is disposed of by permitting him file a representation to the Regional Manager, Karimnagar Region, APSRTC, within a period of three weeks from today. The petitioner shall produce all the relevant material concerning his acquittal. The Regional manager shall within four weeks thereafter consider the case of the petitioner. On such consideration, the petitioner shall be reinstated into service if he finds that the petitioner was also acquitted along with Sri P.Bheemaiah and Sri J.Laxmaiah and that the latter two were already reinstated as fresh Conductors, without the benefit of service and payment of back wages.” In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of permitting the petitioner to make a representation before the respondents 1 and 2 producing all the relevant material to substantiate his claim for reinstatement. If any such representation is made within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of this order, the same shall be considered by the respondents 1 and 2 and appropriate orders be passed in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of such representation. Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. _____________ G. ROHINI, J. Date: 01.02.2010 KLP