IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 27577 of 2008 Between: A.S. Narayana Rao S/o. Late A. Nagaiah Pandit Nehru Bus Station, Vijayawada R/o. H.No. 5-63, Gowdapet, Pemamaluru, Post and Mandal, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Regional Manager A.P.S.R.T.C., Krishna Region, Vijayawada. 2 The Depot Manager A.P.S.R.T.C.,Rep. by its Asst. Traffic Manager, Pandit Nehru Bus Station, Vijayawada. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue order or orders or direction or writ more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of respondents in not canceling the proceedings No. P3/1(10)/2006/RM-K dt. 19-6-2008 so far it related to relieving the petitioner to report back to Gudivada immediately after completion of 6 months period as illegal and arbitrary and consequentially direct the respondents to retain the petitioner at Pandit Nehru Bus Station, Vijayawada, to pass such other order or orders Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.L.ALI Counsel for the Respondents No.: C.PRAKASH REDDY(SC FOR APSRTC) The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a direction to the respondents to retain the petitioner at Pandit Nehru Bus Station, Vijayawada. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent Corporation and at their request the writ petition itself is taken up for final disposal at the admission stage itself. The case of the petitioner is that he was appointed as a Conductor in the respondent Corporation in the month of October, 1987. Subsequently, as he was suffering from Osteoarthritis of Left Hip Joint, he made a representation to the authorities requesting them to post him as Booking Clerk in the 2nd respondent bus station – Pandit Nehru Bus Station, Vijayawada in the year 2002 and considering the said request, he was posted as Booking Clerk. In the year 2006, he was posted at Gudivada Depot but he could not join at that place due to his ill health and once again considering his request, the 1st respondent – Regional Manager, Krishna Region posted him at the 2nd respondent depot on the condition that after completion of six months, he shall be relieved to report back to Gudivada Depot and he has to report at Gudivada Depot on 22.12.2008. The grievance of the petitioner is that even though he made a representation to the 1st respondent on 29.11.2008, requesting him to retain him as Booking Clerk in Vijayawada as he is suffering from Osteo Arthritis of left hip and is not in a position to perform the duties of Conductor, so far no orders are passed and on the other hand, as per the earlier directions, he has to report on 22.12.2008 at Gudivada depot to work at Conductor. Hence this writ petition The learned standing counsel for the respondent Corporation submits that since the petitioner’s representation dated 29.11.2008 is still pending consideration before the 1st respondent, instead of this Court going into the merits of the matter, the 1st respondent may be directed to dispose of the said representation, for which course of action, the learned counsel for the petitioner also agreed. In the circumstances, without going into the merits of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent – Regional Manager, Krishna Region to consider and dispose of the representation of the petitioner dated 29.11.2008 as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of ten days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. N.V.RAMANA,J Dt.18.12.2008 Note: Furnish CC by tomorrow (B/o) msv