IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No.19944 OF 2011 Date:15-07-2011 Between:- D.Pamuleti Naik S/o. Bheema … Petitioner And APSRTC, rep. by its Managing Director, Musheerabad, Hyderabad and others … Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No.19944 OF 2011 ORDER: Learned counsel on either side submit that in the order of termination, dated 12-02-2007, on the services of the writ petitioner, who is a contract driver, could not have been brought about without conducting an enquiry, as laid down in the policy decision of the Corporation, but yet the Depot Manager, Banaganpalle, Kurnool District, has passed the orders on 12-02-2007 terminating the services of the writ petitioner, which was confirmed in the appeal and in the review preferred by the petitioner. In similar circumstances entertaining W.P. No.5998 of 2009, W.P. No.23764 of 2010 and so many other cases this Court has been making it clear that the Depot Managers are not liable to impose major punishments, orders of termination or disengagement of the services of the contract drivers, without following the due procedure. 2. In view of the same, this writ petition is allowed right at this stage instead of unproductively keeping it pending on the file of this Court. The termination order, dated 12-02-2007, passed by the Depot Manager, Banaganpalle, Kurnool District, is set aside and the petitioner be re-engaged as a contract driver. He will be entitled to reckon the previous service rendered by him prior to 12-02-2007 to the Corporation for such benefits as for regularization, terminal benefits etc., but however, the writ petitioner will not be entitled to any monetary benefit arising from out of the setting aside the proceedings, dated 12-02-2007. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________ K.C. BHANU, J July 15, 2011. KTL