HONOURABLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.13016 of 2009 Date: 08.09.2009 G.Padmaiah, R/o Begumpet, Hyderabad. … Petitioner. And APSRTC, rep., by Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Hyderabad and another. … Respondents HONOURABLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.13016 of 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a direction to the respondents-A.P. State Road Transport Corporation to pay the balance of gratuity amount for the period from 1984 to December, 2002 by taking into consideration the continuity of service as granted by award dated 21.06.2002 in I.D.No.102 of 2002 together with 18% interest. I have heard the learned counsel for both the parties. It is to be noticed that in identical circumstances, this Court in M.Rama Rao v. Assistant Traffic Manager, APSRTC, Central Bus Station, Hyderabad and another[1] directed the Corporation to compute the gratuity payable to the petitioner therein taking into consideration out of employment period into account and after so computing to pay the balance of gratuity to the petitioner therein. The fact that the petitioner herein is also similarly situated has not been disputed by the learned counsel for the respondents. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to compute the gratuity and other benefits payable to the petitioner taking into consideration the service of the petitioner from 1984 to December, 2002 as per the award passed in I.D.No.102 of 2002 dated 21.06.2002 and pay the amounts within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of this order. ______________ G. ROHINI,J Date: 08-09-2009 KLP [1] 1998(2)ALT 534