IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT HON'BLE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE And HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT APPEAL NO : 1648 of 2008 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 06/02/2008 in WP NO : 20897 OF 1999 on the file of the High Court.) Between: N. Narsing Rao S/o. Late Narsimha, R/o. H.No. 1-7-510/A, Hari Nagar, Mushirabad, Hyderabad - 48. ..... APPELLANT AND The APSRTC. Rep. by its Depot Manager, Musheerabad Depot, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT Counsel for the Appellant : MR.A.THIRUPATHI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent : K.MADHAVA REDDY(SC FOR APSRTC) The Court made the following : JUDGMENT : (Per Hon’ble Sri Anil R.Dave, CJ) Heard the learned advocate appearing for the appellant. The appellant was removed from service by an order dated 23rd March 1989. His appeal had been dismissed, and ultimately, he had gone to the Labour Court. The Labour Court passed an award whereby he was reinstated in service with backwages. Being aggrieved by the award, the respondent- employer had filed writ petition No.20897 of 1999. The learned single Judge allowed the writ petition by modifying the direction with regard to payment of backwages mainly for the reason that the appellant had approached the Labour Court after more than six years. Looking to the fact that much delay had been caused in approaching the Labour Court, the learned single Judge, in our opinion, has rightly directed that full backwages should not be awarded. However, he has directed that Rs.1,50,000/- be awarded by way of backwages. We do not see any error in the judgment rendered by the learned single Judge. The appeal is, therefore, dismissed. _________________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ 19th December 2008 ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J ajr