THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.22512 of 2008 ORDER: Under the impugned notice of termination of contract/agreement dated 05.09.2008 issued by the 3rd respondent-Regional Manager, Hyderabad Region, the agreement dated 23.09.2007 entered into between the petitioner and the respondent Corporation, for plying the petitioner’s bus bearing Registration No.AP 29 U 8277 by the respondent Corporation on route No.205, on hire basis, for a period of four years i.e., from 23.09.2007 to 22.09.2011, was sought to be terminated. It appears, pursuant to the tender notification dated 10.06.2007 issued by the 1st respondent, inviting applications for hiring of private buses in Hyderabad city to the respondent Corporation for operation under Hire Scheme of the Corporation, the petitioner submitted her application. According to the petitioner, her application was accepted, and upon entering into an agreement with the respondent Corporation on 23.09.2007, the Corporation has taken her bus bearing Registration No. AP 29 U 8277, on hire basis, for plying it on route No.205, for a period of four years i.e., from 23.09.2007 to 22.09.2011. While so, for the reason that one of the family members of the petitioner is an employee of the respondent Corporation, the agreement entered into between the petitioner and the Corporation was sought to be terminated, by the impugned notice of the 3rd respondent. The petitioner contends that pursuant to allotment letter dated 18.9.2007, issued by the respondent corporation, she has purchased the bus and complied with the standards, specifications and colour scheme as prescribed by the corporation, by investing huge amounts and termination of contract would cause irreparable loss to her. It is also contended that neither the tender application nor the agreement prescribe any bar for family members of the employees of the corporation to enter into an agreement for hiring the buses. Hence, this writ petition. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the Standing Counsel for APSRTC appearing for the respondents. A perusal of the agreement, dated 23.09.2007, entered into between the parties does not prescribe any condition that the family members of the employees of the corporation are not eligible to hire their buses to the Corporation. Even the tender application supplied to the petitioner also does not contain any such condition. In these circumstances, the agreement dated 23.09.2007 entered into between the parties cannot be terminated and the impugned order is liable to be set aside and is, accordingly, set aside. Hence, the writ petition is allowed and it is made clear that plying of the petitioner’s bus bearing Registration No.AP 29 U 8277 by the respondent Corporation, on hire basis, as per the agreement dated 23.09.2007, shall be continued till expiry of the agreement period i.e., 22.09.2011. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________ C.V.RAMULU,J 29.12.2010 v v