IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 24678 of 2004 Between: B. Vijaya Kumar, S/o. Tataiah, R/o C/o. Ch. Lakshmi Rajyam, H.No. 1-102/2, Sadasivapalli, Manakonduru, Karimnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation Represented by its Managing Director Musheerabad, Hyderabad. 2 Chief Civil Engineer, A.P.S.R.T.C. Musheerabad, Hyderabad. 3 Regional Manager, Karimnagar Region, Karimnagar. 4 Sri T.M. Khader Khan, S/o. not known APSRTC .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an order direction or writ particularly one in the nature of writ Mandamus or any other order appropriate writ declaring the action of the respondent in not regularizing the services of the petitioner in the post of Conductor or any other suitable post as per Circular No.15/93 dated 18-2-1993 as illegal, arbitrary and discriminatory, and consequently direct the respondents to absorb the services of the petitioner on par with Sri T.M. Khader Khan and pass such other order or orders Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.G.VIDYASAGAR Counsel for the Respondents: SMT.P.RAJANI REDDY The Court, at the admission stage, made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 24678 of 2004 ORDER: For not regularizing the services of the petitioner in the post of Conductor or any other suitable post as per Circular No.PD.15/93, dated 18-02-1993, the present writ petition has been filed. 2. The petitioner claims that he is working in Civil Engineering Department of the respondent-Corporation as a Man Mazdoor from 1988. He made umpteen representations to the respondent-Corporation to regularize his services in the post of Conductor, Driver or any other suitable post. Thereafter, the respondent-Corporation issued Circular dated 18-02-1993 to regularize certain daily wage/casual basis employees subject to fulfillment of certain conditions. But, the claim of the petitioner was not considered. 3. Therefore, appropriate decision has to be taken by the 2nd respondent- Chief Civil Engineer, as to whether the petitioner is eligible for absorption or regularization of service to the post of Conductor, Driver or any other suitable post, in pursuance of the Circular, dated 18-02-1993. 4. Hence, without entering into the merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent-Chief Civil Engineer to take appropriate decision within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. _____________________ March 23, 2005 Kvr To 1 The Managing Director,Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, Musheerabad, Hyderabad. 2 Chief Civil Engineer, A.P.S.R.T.C. Musheerabad, Hyderabad. 3 Regional Manager, Karimnagar Region, Karimnagar. 4 2 CD copies.