THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI W.P.NO.22073 OF 2001 ORDER: The petitioners, who were initially appointed as casual Conductors/Junior Assistants and whose services were regularized with effect from 1/2.8.1988, have filed this writ petition seeking a Mandamus to regularize their services from the date of their initial appointment. The petitioner Nos.1 to 4 were appointed as Conductors on 25.12.1986, 26.12.1986 and 27.12.1986 respectively and the petitioner Nos.5 and 6 were appointed as Junior Assistants on 30-12-1986 and 25-12-1986 on casual basis. Their services were regularized admittedly with effect from 1.8.1988 in the case of petitioner Nos.1 to 5 and 2.8.88 in the case of petitioner No.6. Since the petitioners were appointed only on casual basis, they could not be regularized with effect from their initial appointment. The respondent-Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, however, has issued a Circular No.PD-33/85 dated 22-4-1985 providing for regularization in a phased manner. As per the said circular, the petitioners were regularized with effect from the dates as stated above. This writ petition has been filed in the year 2001. Sri G.Vidya Sagar, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that this controversy with reference to regularization of casual employees from the date of initial appointment was the subject matter of an appeal before the Apex Court in ‘The Regional Manager, APSRTC v. N.Satyanarayana and others[1] and the Apex Court reversed the orders passed by this Court in similar matters holding that the petitioners therein had approached with unreasonable delay and that they were also not entitled for regularization from the date of their initial appointment. Learned counsel fairly submits that this issued is squarely covered by the said judgment. Following the same, the petitioners are not entitled for the relief as sought for in the writ petition. The writ petition, is, accordingly dismissed. No costs. _________________ NOUSHAD ALI,J rkk Dated: 2-12-2010 [1] SCC 1 (2008) 210