IN THE HIGH COURT JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH W.P. No.31196 of 2011 Between: G.Dhanunjaya Chetty … Petitioner And The Regional Manager, APSRTC, Tirupati, Chittoor District and another. … Respondents THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH W.P. No.31196 of 2011 ORDER: This writ petition has been filed seeking for issuance of Writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned proceedings dated 21.03.2009 passed by the 1st respondent insofar as the denial of continuity of service as being unjust, legally invalid and violative of Articles 14, 16 of the Constitution of India and grant all consequential benefits. The petitioner was an employee of the respondents Corporation working as Driver and later on he was removed from service on the ground of unauthorized absenteeism and subsequently he was reinstated into service as a fresh Driver denying continuity of service. The limited grievance of the petitioner is that while issuing orders of reinstatement, the respondents did not extend the benefit of continuity of service. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned standing counsel for the respondents Corporation. The learned counsel for the petitioner, while placing a copy of the order dated 07.06.2010 passed in W.P. No.19093 of 2009, submitted that this Court had dealt with identical issue and directed that the petitioner therein was entitled to the benefit of the service between the date of termination and the date of re-engagement. The learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents Corporation does not dispute the same. In that view of the matter, following the order dated 07.06.2010 passed in W.P. No.19093 of 2009, this writ petition is allowed and it is directed that the petitioner shall be entitled to the benefit of continuity of service rendered between the date of termination and the date of reinstatement. However, the petitioner shall not be entitled to any monetary or other benefits in pursuance of this order. Accordingly, with the above direction, this writ petition is allowed. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH Date: 25.11.2011 LSK