HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.4175 of 2011 Date: February 22, 2011 Between: K. Balya … Petitioner And 1. The Regional Manager, APSRTC, Rangareddy Region, Hyderabad and another. … Respondents * * * HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.4175 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioner has been engaged as Driver on contractual basis in the year 2007. He joined the service and was being entrusted with the duties. On the ground that he remained absent unauthorizedly from 29.02.2008 the Depot Manager, Vikarabad Depot, Ranga REddy District, the second respondent, terminated the petitioner from service. The same is challenged in this writ petition. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned standing counsel for the respondents. 3. Though the engagement of the petitioner was on contractual basis, the Corporation was under obligation to follow the procedure prescribed under the Regulations for disciplinary matters. Neither any show cause notice was issued, nor any domestic enquiry was directed. The order suffers from the vice of violation of principles of natural justice, apart from being violative of prescribed procedure. 4. Hence, the writ petition is allowed and the impugned order is set aside. The respondents shall reinstate the petitioner into service within 30 days from the date of receipt of this order. The petitioner, however, shall not be entitled to any back wages, or other monetary benefits, on account of this order, and it shall be open to the respondents to initiate disciplinary action, in accordance with law, if they so intend. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________________ NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J Date: February 22, 2011. BSB