IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT APPEAL NO.1457 OF 2009 Dt.17.12.2009 Between: APSRTC, Rep. by its Managing Director, Musheerabad Hyderabad and another … Appellants And D. Raachander, Conduct (Died) Per L.R. and others … Respondents Counsel for the Appellants: Sri K. Madhava Reddy Counsel for Respondent No.2: G.P. for Labour Counsel for Respondent No.3: Sri A.K. Jayaprakash Rao THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT APPEAL NO.1457 OF 2009 JUDGMENT: (per the Hon’ble Sri Justice C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy) This Writ Appeal is filed against order dt.25.9.2009 in Writ Petition No.229 of 2003, whereby the learned Single Judge disposed of the Writ Petition filed by the appellants by modifying the Award of the Labour Court by reducing the back wages from 75% to 50%. At the hearing, Sri K. Madhav Reddy, learned Counsel for the appellants, and Sri A.K. Jaya Prakash Rao, learned Counsel for respondent No.3, agreed for disposal of the Writ Appeal by modifying the order of the learned Single Judge by reducing the back wages payable to respondent No.3 to 25% instead of 50% as directed by the learned Single Judge. Accordingly, the Writ Appeal is disposed of. The appellants are directed to settle all the benefits payable upon the death of respondent No.1, including 25% of the back wages, within a period of two months from today. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Appeal, W.A.M.P. No.3040 of 2009, filed by the appellants – petitioners for interim relief, is disposed of as infructuous. ______________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ ______________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 17.12.2009 bnr