HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.28098 OF 2011 ORDER: The petitioner was employed as a Driver in the Kanigiri Depot of in APSRTC on contractual basis. On the ground that he remained absent from 01-02-2008 to 02-04-2008 unauthorizedly, the Depot Manager, Kanigiri Depot, 2nd respondent herein, passed an order on 02-04-2008 terminating the services of the petitioner. No enquiry was conducted before the order of termination was passed. The appeal and the review preferred by the petitioner to the 2nd and 3rd respondents, respectively, were rejected. The petitioner challenges the order of termination and rejection of the appeal and review. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. 3. It is, no doubt, true that the appointment of the petitioner is on contractual basis. However, the respondents are under obligation to issue show cause notice and conduct departmental enquiry in case they intend to impose any punishment on such employees. 4. This Court took the view that the very terms of the contract indicate that Service Regulations framed by the Corporation apply to such employees also and in a batch of writ petitions, the orders of termination passed by the Corporation, without issuing show cause notice and without conducting domestic enquiry, were set aside. 5. Hence, the writ petition is allowed and the impugned orders are set aside. The petitioner shall be reinstated into service forthwith, but he shall not be entitled to the back wages. It shall be open to the respondents to initiate disciplinary proceedings against the petitioner in accordance with law, if they intend to do so. There shall be no order as to costs. _​___________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J October 14, 2011. KTL