THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITIONS No. 20028 and 20048 of 2010 COMMON ORDER: Both these Writ Petitions can be conveniently dealt with together, as they raise substantially the same questions. When these Writ Petitions were listed before me on 13.08.2010, after noticing the averment in the affidavit filed in support of these two Writ Petitions that the petitioners have not even been put on notice any time prior to passing the impugned orders, I gave notice to the learned Standing Counsel for APSRTC, Sri K. Madhava Reddy and at his request, adjourned the cases by two weeks, so as to enable him to ascertain the fact as to whether at least a show cause notice has preceded the impugned orders or not. Sri Madhava Reddy, upon instructions, has fairly conceded that prior to the impugned orders, no show cause notices have been issued to the writ petitioners and their views have not been ascertained. Through the impugned order, the orders of regularization of services of the writ petitioners have been cancelled. It is too late in the day for one to countenance that any order, which is likely to visit the opposite party with grave and serious consequences, can be passed without affording even an opportunity of hearing. Principles of natural justice require and demand that no person should be condemned unheard. A right of opportunity of hearing is intrinsically essential before orders, which are likely to impact the others, are passed. Therefore, without going into the merits of the matter, the impugned orders are liable to be set aside only on the ground of their failure to afford a fair and reasonable opportunity to the writ petitioners herein to put forth their case. It can hardly be said that an order of cancellation of regularization is bound to visit such a person with a grave impact. I, therefore, do not have any hesitation to set aside the impugned orders for their sheer failure to comply with the principles of natural justice. It is needless to observe that the respondents are at liberty to take such action as is considered appropriate, duly following the principles of natural justice. The Writ Petitions are, therefore, allowed and the impugned orders are quashed. No costs. ---------------------------------- (NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J) 27th August 2010 ksld