IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.LAKSHMANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 9006 of 2005 AND WRIT APPEAL No.771 OF 2005 WRIT PETITION NO : 9006 of 2005 Between: 1 V. Laxminarayana, S/o. Venkatachalam, Retd.APSRTC Driver E.No. 69868 Tuni Depot, R/o. Annavaram, East Godavari District. 2 D.S. Narayana, S/o. Chellaya, Retd.APSRTC Driver E.No. 91666, Tuni Depot, East Godavari District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Government of A.P. rep by its Principal Secretary, Transport Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Vice Chairman & Managing Director APSRTC, Musheerabad, Hyderabad. 3 The Depot Manager, APSRTC, Tuni Dept, East Godavari District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus directing the respondents to implement the benefits given under the notification No. PD/14/2003 dt. 8-10-2003 pursuant to the amended Regulation 6- A(5) of APSRTC Employees (Service) Regulations, 1964 dt. 28-7-2003 or in alternative the respondents may be directed to implement the benefits given under the persons with disabilities (equal opportunities protection of Rights and full participation) Act, 1995, to the petitioners herein. Counsel for the Petitioners : MR.V.V.N.NARAYANA RAO Counsel for Respondent No.1: GP FOR TRANSPORT Counsel for Respondent Nos. 2 & 3 : Kum.B.G.Uma Devi WRIT APPEAL NO : 771 of 2005 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 23/02/2005 in WP No : 3218 OF 2005 on the file of the High Court.) Between: 1 The Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, A.P.S.R.T.C., Mushirabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Depot Manager, APSRTC Tuni Depot, Tuni, East Godavri District. ..... APPELLANTS AND 1 Rongala Rambabu, S/o.Late Appanna Retd., APSRTC Driver, E.63945, Tuni Depot, East Godavari District 2 Government of A.P. rep by its Principal Secretary, Transport Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Appellants : KUM.B.G.UMA DEVI Counsel for Respondent No.1: MR.V.V.N.NARAYANA Counsel for Respondent No.2 : GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR TRANSPORT The Court made the following : COMMON ORDER: (per the Hon’ble Smt.Justice T.Meena Kumari) When the matters have come up for hearing, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Corporation has produced the proceedings of the Government in letter No.11073/Tr.II(2)/2003, dated 9-5-2005 through which the Government has agreed to amend the Regulation 6A(5) of APSRTC Employees (Service) Regulations, 1964 with effect from 08.10.2003 to the extent of 150 drivers only and this letter had the concurrence of the Finance Department vide its U.O.No.04014/330/Expr.PW/A2/05 dated 03.05.2005. In view of the above, no further orders are necessary in the Writ Petition as well as in the Writ Appeal and accordingly they are closed. (T.MEENA KUMARI, J) (P.LAKSHMANA REDDY, J) Dt: 23.06.2005 bsv/lvl To 1 The Principal Secretary, Government of A.P. Transport Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Vice Chairman & Managing Director APSRTC, Musheerabad, Hyderabad. 3 The Depot Manager, APSRTC, Tuni Dept, East Godavari District. 4 Two CCs to the Government Pleader for Transport, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT) 5 Two CD copies