IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 9016 of 2009 Between: R.Pullaiah, S/o.Late Mukandam, R/o. 8-2/3-A, Posts & Village: Mupkal, Mandal: Balakonda, District: Nizamabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 APSRTC, Rep by its Managing Director, Musheerabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Depot Manager, APSRTC, Bus Depot, Armoor, Nizambad District. ..RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.V.NARASIMHA GOUD Counsel for the Respondents: SRI V.PADMANABHA RO FOR SMT B.G.UMADEVI The Court made the following : O R D E R: This writ petition is filed for a writ of Mandamus to declare the action of respondent No.2 in refusing to pay gratuity for the period from 24-05-1979 to 28-04-1986 during which the petitioner was out of service. At the hearing, it is admitted by the learned counsel for the parties that the issue raised in this writ petition is squarely covered by the judgment of this Court in M.Rama Rao vs. Assistant Traffic Manager, APSRTC, Hyderabad[1]. Following the same, this writ petition is allowed and the relief is granted as prayed for. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 29th April, 2009 vrn [1] 1998 (2) ALT 534