IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 28109 OF 2009 Between: K.Ramana ..... PETITIONER AND The Depot Manager,APSRTC, Gadwal Bus Depot, Mahaboobnagar District and another .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: Counsel for the Respondents: The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 28109 OF 2009 ORDER : This writ petition is filed for a writ of Mandamus to declare the action of respondent No.1 in terminating the petitioner’s services without holding enquiry as illegal and arbitrary. When the matter is taken up for consideration, it is brought to my notice by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the issue raised in this writ petition is squarely covered by an order of this Court in W.P.No.17578 of 2008, dated 14.08.2008, wherein it was held as under: “Admittedly, neither any departmental inquiry was conducted against the petitioner, nor the petitioner was issued any show cause notice, before the impugned order, terminating her services, was passed. Though the appointment of the petitioner is contractual in nature, any disciplinary action can be taken against her, only after conducting departmental inquiry. This Court held so, in W.P.No.8685 of 2001 through its judgment dated 21.08.2001.” In the circumstances, following the order in W.P.No.17578 of 2008, dated 14.08.2008, the Writ Petition is allowed and the impugned order is set aside leaving it open to the respondents to proceed against the petitioner, in accordance with law, if they so choose. No costs. _____________ G. ROHINI, J. Date: 23.12.2009 Ivd