HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI W.P. No. 9994 OF 2009 Thursday, the Eighth day of July, Two Thousand and Ten Between P.Kesava Reddy and others Petitioners AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. By its Principal Secretary, Agriculture & Co-Operation (Agril.III) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others Respondents THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI W.P. NO. 9994 OF 2009 ORAL ORDER: The proceedings dated 4.5.2009 issued by the third respondent terminating services of the petitioners as casual labours from the casual labour muster rolls in terms of GO Ms. No. 593 dated 23.11.1993 for having break of service for more than six months at a stretch and engaged after 25.11.1993, is assailed in this writ petition. The petitioners joined the third respondent as casual labour on 10.12.1991, 4.10.1993 and in the year 1979 respectively and worked continuously except a break on different dates in 1994. While so, the third respondent issued the impugned proceedings dated 4.5.2009 on the ground that there is break in their service after 25.11.1993. Hence, the present writ petition. On 13.5.2009, while issuing rule nisi, a learned Judge of this Court granted interim suspension, as sought for, by virtue of which, the petitioners are working as casual labours. Learned Standing Counsel for the respondents 2 to 4 submits that the petitioners are being continued by virtue of the Court orders, though there was a break previously in their services as casual labours. Having regard to the facts, as the petitioners were engaged on 10.12.1991, 4.10.1993 and 12.8.1979 respectively, though with breaks, and are being continued pursuant to the direction of this court dated 13.5.2009, there shall be a direction to the respondents to continue the petitioners as casual labours. Consequently, the impugned order dated 4.5.2009 issued by the third respondent is set aside. The writ petition is accordingly allowed with the above direction. No order as to costs. ________________________ Justice T. Meena Kumari July 8, 2010 MAS