IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 23765 of 2004 Between: P.Venugopal Reddy, s/o Gopal Reddy, r/o Pulivendula, Kadapa District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The APSRTC rep., by its Regional Manager, Kadapa Region at Kadapa. 2 The APSRTC rep., by its Depot Manager, Pulivendula, Kadapa 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 will be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, declaring the action of the respondents herein in Terminating the work contract of Cleaning, Sweeping and washing of Buses at Garrage, Pulivendula awarded to the petitioner even before expiry of the lease period vide Proc.No.G1/243(3)/02-RM-C, dt.30-11- 2004 as illegal, unjust and arbitrary, contrary to the agreement entered into as such liable to be set aside in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.S.M.SUBHAN Counsel for the Respondents: MR.P.VINAYAKA SWAMY The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking a Mandamus to declare the action of the 1st respondent in terminating the contract work of cleaning, sweeping and washing of buses at Garrage, Pulivendula even before expiry of the lease period, vide Proceedings No.G1/243(3)/02-RM-C, dated 30.11.2004 as illegal and arbitrary. Heard the learned counsel for both the parties and perused the material on record. It is an admitted fact that the petitioner made a representation on 1.12.2004 to the 1st respondent. Without going into the merits of the case whether the impugned proceedings suffer from incurable legal infirmities or not, I deem it appropriate to direct the respondents to consider the representation of the petitioner in accordance with law and take appropriate decision and pass orders within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition is disposed of in terms of the above direction. In the circumstances of the case, there shall be no order as to costs. _______________ (K.C. BHANU, J.) 21st December, 2004. To 1 The Regional Manager, The APSRTC, Kadapa Region at Kadapa. 2 The Depot Manager, The APSRTC, Pulivendula, Kadapa District. 3 Two C.D. copies Note: Furnish copy in two days (b/o) bcj