THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA W.P. No. 7683 of 1998 Oral order: The petitioners, who are two in number have filed this writ petition aggrieved by the action of the respondents-APSRTC in not regularizing their services despite their completing 240 days, as illegal and arbitrary, and consequently direct the respondents to regularize their services. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. None appear for the respondents despite passing over the matter to 2.15 p.m. Though the writ petition was admitted as far back as on 24.03.1998, till date no counter is filed. In the absence of any counter filed by the respondents rebutting the allegations made by the petitioner in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, this Court has no option, except to take the averments made by the petitioner in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition to be true and correct and allow the writ petition. Hence the writ petition is allowed as prayed for. No costs. ________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Dated: 4th April, 2007. KSR