HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 17612 OF 2010 DATED 29TH SEPTEMBER, 2010. BETWEEN Y.Bhaskar Reddy ….Petitioner and Executive Director (K & N) APSRTC, MSRD, Hyderabad and ors …..Respondents, HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 17612 OF 2010 ORDER: The petitioner was engaged as Driver on casual basis in Ongole Depot of the APSRTC. An accident took place on 18.06.2003 when he was driving the bus. He was removed from service on 12.08.2003. The appeal and review ﬁled by him against the said order were rejected. Hence this Writ Petition. The only ground urged by the petitioner is that, the respondents did not conduct any domestic enquiry before removing him from service. This Court took view in several matters of this nature that even though an employee is engaged on contract/casual basis, Regulations relating to disciplinary proceedings apply and the employee can be removed from service only after conducting domestic enquiry. Since such course is not adopted in the instant case, the impugned order is liable to be set aside. However, the petitioner is not entitled to the relief of continuity of service and back wages. Hence, the Writ Petition is allowed. The removal order dated 12.08.2003 is set aside. The petitioner shall be engaged on casual basis afresh. There shall be no order as to costs. -------------------------------------------------- JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY 29T H SEPTEMBER,2010. Msnr.