IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU W.P.No.349 OF 2011 Date:23.06.2011 Between:- N.V.Sekhar .. Petitioner And The Regional Manager, APSRTC, Kurnool Region, Kurnool and another. .. Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU W.P.No.349 OF 2011 ORDER: The petitioner was engaged as Driver on contractual basis in APSRTC. He joined the service and was being entrusted with the duties. On the ground that he remained absent unauthorizedly from 21.05.2006, the Depot Manager, Adoni Bus Depot, Adoni, respondent No.2, 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. It is, no doubt, true that the appointment of the petitioner is on contractual basis. However, the respondents are under obligation to issue show cause notice and conduct departmental enquiry in case they intend to impose any punishment on such employees. 4. This Court took the view that the very terms of the contract indicate the Service Regulations issued by the Corporation applied to such employees also and in a batch of writ petitions, the orders of termination passed by the Corporation, without issuing show cause notice and without conducting domestic enquiry, were set aside. 5. Hence, the writ petition is allowed and the impugned order is set aside. The petitioner shall be reinstated into service forthwith, but he shall not be entitled to the back wages. It shall be open to the respondents to initiate disciplinary proceedings against the petitioner in accordance with law, if they still feel that the same is necessary. There shall be no order as to costs. _​_____________________ JUSTICE K.C.BHANU 23rd June, 2011 AMD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU W.P.No.349 OF 2011 Date:23.06.2011 AMD