IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 19774 of 2000 Between: 1 I.Shivalinga Prasad S/o.I.A.Swamy, R/o.Vijayawada. 2 I.Srinivasaa Rao S/o.I.A.Swamy, R/o.Vijayawada. ..... PETITIONERS AND The APSRTC Rep.by its Regional Manager Krishna Region Vijayawada, Krishna District. .....RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to issue writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Certiorari calling for the records relating to the proceedings No.L2/876(16)/99-RM(V), dt.19-05-99 of the respondent and quash the same as illegal and unjust and in consequence direct the respondent to appoint either of the petitioners under the Bread Winner Scheme as the father of the petitioner was retired on medical grounds and later expired and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioners : MR.R.N.REDDY Counsel for the Respondent : MR.C.PRAKASH REDDY The Court made the following : HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No : 19774 of 2000 ORDER : In this writ petition, the petitioners, two in number, questions the proceedings dated 19.05.1999, passed by the respondent-Regional Manager, Krishna Region of the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC), in Proceedings No.L2/876(16)/99-RM(v). 2. The father of the petitioners, by name I.A.Swamy, was in the service of APSRTC as a Head Guard and he worked at Jaggaiahpet Depot in Krishna District. However, on his application, he was allowed to retire voluntarily on medical grounds, as he suﬀered paralysis. The petitioners seek appointment under the ‘Bread-Winner Scheme’, on the ground that their father was an ex-employee of the Corporation and there is a reservation of 10% provided for the children of ex- employees of the Corporation. 3. In the counter aﬃdavit ﬁled by the respondent, it is stated that there is no such quota available for the ex-employees of the Corporation, and that the Bread- Winner Scheme, which provide employment for the children of the employees of the Corporation, was also disapproved by this Court in its orders dated 12.09.1996, passed in writ petition No.16580 of 1988. It is further stated in the counter that the Bread- Winner Scheme, introduced by the Corporation, will not apply to the petitioners, as their father had died after his retirement on medical grounds. 4. Even from the pleadings on record, it is clear that the petitioners’ father was retired from service on medical grounds, and he died subsequently. The Bread- Winner Scheme was notiﬁed only for the beneﬁt of the children of the employees, who died while in service. As the petitioners’ father was retired from service on medical grounds and died subsequently, the petitioners are not eligible for any appointment under the said scheme. Further, in view of cancellation of the quota available to the children of ex-employees of the Corporation, the petitioners are not entitled for any preferential right as children of an ex-employee. 5. For the aforesaid reasons, I do not ﬁnd any merit in this writ petition, which is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 3rd November 2008 ajr