HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO.16609 OF 2010 Dated: 15.03.2011 Between: S.S.BASHA ..... PETITIONER AND THE A.P. STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TIRUPATI REGION & OTHERS .....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following : HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO.16609 OF 2010 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the Corporation. This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking for issuance of writ of mandamus to declare the inaction of the 1st respondent in not passing orders in review petition dated 8.8.2003 filed by the petitioner, as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the C.C.A Regulations of the Corporation and voilative of Art.14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently, to direct the 1st respondent to pass orders in the said review petition. The case of the petitioner is that he is the driver having been appointed on 19.1.1991 and during his service, there was an accident occurred on 30.6.1991. Pursuant to the same, he was issued a charge sheet on 19.9.1991, to which he submitted his explanation on 14.10.1991. Having not satisfied with the explanation, the respondents have issued a show cause notice dated 2.1.1992, to which the petitioner submitted his explanation on 14.1.1992. On 25.4.1992, the 3rd respondent passed an order postponing the regularization of the services of the petitioner. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner filed an appeal before the 2nd respondent and the same was rejected on 23.6.1999. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner filed a leave petition before the 1st respondent on 8.8.2003 enclosing a copy of the judgment dated 17.8.1996 in C.C.No:83 of 1993 on the file of the learned 3rd Additional Judicial Magistrate of 1st Class, Tirupathi whereby the petitioner was acquitted for the offences under sections 337 and 338 I.P.C. But, the said leave application has not yet been disposed of and therefore, the present writ petition is filed. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that though the petitioner has filed the leave petition before the 1st respondent as long back as in the year 2003, but no order has yet been passed thereon. At this juncture, it is submitted by the learned standing counsel for the Corporation that the respondents may be directed to dispose of the leave petition in accordance with law. There is no dispute that the leave petition filed by the petitioner on 8.8.2003, is kept pending before the authorities. In this view of the matter coupled with the submission of the learned standing counsel and in the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I feel it just and proper to direct the 1st respondent to dispose of the leave petition filed by the petitioner on 8.8.2003 within a period of one (1) month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above direction, this writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________________ Justice G. Chandraiah Dated: 15.03.2011 gurc. HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO.16609 of 2010 Dated: 15.03.2011