THE HON'BLE SMT JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V. SEETHAPATHY WRIT APPEAL NO : 616 of 2010 Dated: 13.9.2010 Between: 1. The Regional Manager, APSRTC, Karimnagar Region, Karimnagar and another. ..... APPELLANTS AND Md. Raheemuddin. .....RESPONDENT The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SMT JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V. SEETHAPATHY WRIT APPEAL NO :616 of 2010 JUDGMENT: (per Hon’ble Smt. Justice T. Meena Kumari) The present writ appeal is preferred by the appellants aggrieved by the order, dated 31.10.2007 in W.P.No.2607 of 1999. Originally, the respondent herein filed the above writ petition questioning the proceedings No.E1/852(1)98-MNTH, dated 15.9.1998 issued by the 2nd respondent terminating his services. The case of the respondent-writ petitioner is as follows: He was appointed as a driver in the Corporation on 30.5.1995 and posted to Huzurabad Bus Depot and subsequently, he was transferred to Korutla Bus Depot and further transferred to Manthani Depot by an order dated 17.5.1997 and further, his services in the cadre of Driver were also regularized by an order dated 10.2.1998 with retrospective effect from 1.8.1997 by putting him on time scale. While so, a show cause notice dated 29.8.1998 was issued to him, calling for his explanation within 15 days, on the ground that he had produced a non-genuine driving licence. However, even before the expiry of the time granted for submitting the explanation, the impugned order dated 15.9.1998 was passed terminating his services. The learned single Judge having observed that no proper opportunity was given to the writ petitioner for submitting his explanation and no enquiry was conducted by the authorities before passing the impugned order, allowed the writ petition setting aside the order of termination and leaving liberty to the authorities to conduct a detailed enquiry into the matter, after putting the writ petitioner on notice and hearing him personally. Heard the learned Counsel and perused the material available on record. The order impugned clearly goes to show that the show cause notice was issued on 29.8.1998 while granting 15 days time to the respondent-writ petitioner for submitting his explanation, from the date of receipt thereof. It appears that the writ petitioner received the said show cause notice on 31.8.1998 and the impugned order has been passed on 15.9.1998. It clearly goes to show that no proper opportunity was given to the petitioner as rightly observed by the learned single Judge. In this view of the matter and in view of the principles of natural justice, we have no hesitation to hold that the order of the learned single Judge does not suffer from any irregularity warranting interference by this Court. Accordingly, the writ appeal is dismissed. No order as to costs. _________________________ Justice T. Meena Kumari _________________________ Justice G.V. Seethapathy Date: 13th September, 2010 Nn. THE HON'BLE SMT JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V. SEETHAPATHY WRIT APPEAL NO : 616 of 2010 (Judgment delivered by the Hon’ble Smt. Justice T. Meena Kumari) 13th September, 2010