IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 20566 of 2008 Between: B. Kranthikiran, S/o. Rajeswar, R/o. Mankammathota, Karimnagar, Karimnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 APSRTC, Rep. by its Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Musheerabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Regional Manager, APSRTC, Karimnagar Region, Karimnagar, Karimnagar District. 3 The Depot Manager, APSRTC, Metpally Depot, Karimnagar District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.RAMAKRISHNA Counsel for the Respondent No.: SMT.P.RAJANI REDDY The Court made the following: O R D E R: This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “It is therefore prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ of Mandamus declaring termination order 02/95(65)/07-MTPL dated 19-12-2007 and Proceedings No. PA/19(17)/2007-RM; KRMR dt. 17-3-2008 issued by 3rd and 2nd respondents herein in terminating the petitioner from service without following the principles of natural justice as illegal and arbitrary and set aside the same and further direct the respondents herein to reinstate the petitioner into the service with all consequential benefits including continuity of service and full back wages.” At the hearing, Sri K.Ramakrishna, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Smt P.Rajani Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents, submitted that the issue raised in this writ petition is squarely covered by order, dated 21-08-2001 in Writ Petition No.8685 of 2001. Having regard to this submission, this writ petition is allowed in terms of the said order with the direction that the reasons contained therein shall form part of this order. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 17th April, 2009 vrn