IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT APPEAL NO : 779 of 1999 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 26/03/1999 in WP NO: 2934 OF 1997 on the file of the High Court.) Between: 1 Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, APSRTC, Mushirabad, Hyderabad. 2 Regional Manager, APSRTC, West Godavari Region, Eluru, West Godavari District. APPELLANTS AND 1. K.S.Narayana s/o. Ramulu, aged 32 years, Conductor. 2. K.V.S.J. Rao s/o. Ramulu, aged 29 years, Conductor. 3. T.S.Narayana s/o. Peda Darma Rao, aged 42 years, Driver. 4. G.S.Ramaiah s/o. Koteswara Rao, aged 43 years, Driver. 5. V.V.V.S.S.S. Trimurthulu s/o. Venkateswara Rao,aged 34 years, Conductor. 6. V. Subba Rao s/o. Venkateswara Rao, son of Venkateswasrarao, aged 43 years, Driver. 7. M.Sambasiva Rao s/o. Simhachalam. Aged 43 years, Driver. 8. A.Raman s/o. Veerabharaham, aged 36 years, Driver. 9. G.S.Mani Rao s/o. Satyanarayana,aged 34 years, Driver. 10. S.B.A.Anil Kumar s/o. Raghavacharyulu, aged 29 years, Conductor. 11. K.L.N.Murthy, aged 29 years, Conductor. 12. G.V.N.Chandra Rao S/o. Chinaveeranna, aged 32 yiears, Conductor. 13. K.S.Babu S/o. Visweswara Rao, aged 33 yiears, Conductor. 14. S.V.Shekar s/o. Bhushanam, aged 31 years, Conductor. 15. A.V.S.Narayana s/o. Ganeswara Rao,aged 37 years, Conductor. 16. V.Ch. Rao S/o. Vasudeva Rao, aged 32 years, Conductor. 17. U.Raju s/o. Seethaiah, aged 31 yiears, Conductor. 18. T.S.R.Kumar, s/o. Srinivasa Rao, aged 32 years, Conductor. 19. Bhaskar Rao s/o. Venkateswara Rao,aged 37 years, Driver. 20. A.Raghu Babu s/o. Ramakrishna, aged 30 years, Conductor. 21. A.N.Rao s/o. Pattaiah. aged 37 years, Driver. 22. K.S.Narayana s/o. K.L.Narayana, aged 35 years, Conductor. 23. M.G.Raju s/o. Malleswara Swamy, aged 36 years, Driver. (All the above 1 to 21 respondents are working at APSRTC Jangareddy Depot and resident of Jangareddygudem, except Respondents 8 and 9, Respondent No.8 at Nidadavolu and Respondent No.9 at Eluru, West Godavari District.) RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Appellant: MR.V.T.M.PRASAD (S.C.FOR APSRTC) Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.G.VIDYASAGAR The Court made the following: JUDGMENT: (Per Honourable Smt. Justice T.Meena Kumari) When this Writ Appeal is taken up for hearing, it is brought to the notice of this Court by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents that the matter is squarely covered by the Judgment of the Apex Court reported in “ DIVISIONAL MANAGER, A.P.S.R.T.C. AND OTHERS VS. P.LAKSHMOJI RAO AND OTHERS”. Recording the same, the Writ appeal is dismissed. No costs. ___________________ Justice T.Meena Kumari Date: 01-02-2005 __________________ Justice S.Ananda Reddy Dvs/Gurc Copies to 1 The Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, APSRTC, Mushirabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Regional Manager, APSRTC, West Godavari Region, Eluru, West Godavari District. 3. Two CD copies. THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT APPEAL NO : 779 of 1999 ( Judgment delivered by the Honourable Smt. Justice T.Meena Kumari) 1st February, 2005