HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.9532 of 2010 Dated: 26-04-2010 Between: A. Mahesh. … Petitioner And The Divisional Manager, APSRTC, Secunderabad Division & others. … Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.9532 of 2010 ORDER: This writ petition is filed, seeking for a Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of respondent No.1 in not ordering re- engagement of petitioner with continuity of service as contract Driver, as arbitrary and illegal, and consequently direct the respondents to treat the proceedings, dated 02.06.2008, issued by the 1st respondent, as re-engagement with continuity of service with all consequential benefits, including regularisation. When the matter is taken up, it is submitted that the subject matter of the writ petition is covered to be disposed of in terms of the judgment of this Court, dated 12th April 2010, passed in W.P.No.8090 of 2010. Following the judgment referred above, this writ petition is disposed of, by declaring that the petitioner is entitled for continuity of service and all the benefits of contract employment, which are extended to the similarly placed contract employees. Accordingly, the order of the appellate authority to the extent of directions to the petitioner to enter into fresh agreement, stands quashed. It is also made clear that if there is any misconduct on the part of the petitioner, this order will not preclude the respondents from conducting inquiry and passing appropriate orders. The writ petition is allowed to the extent indicated above. No order as to costs. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 26th April 2010 ajr