IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 25085 of 1998 Between: Azam Baba S/o late S.A.Kareem R/o Chittoor District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Managing Director,A.P.S.R.T.C., Musheerabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Regional Manager,A.P.S.R.T.C., Thirupathi Region, Chittoor District. 3 The Depot Manager,A.P.S.R.T.C., Kothakota,Chittoor 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 an order, direction or Writ particularly one in the Nature of Writ of Mandamus i) declaring the action of the Respondents in not regularising the services of the petitioner from the date of his initial appointment as Traffic cleaner as wholly illegal, arbitrary and unjust; & ii) consequently direct the Respondents to regularise the services of the petitioner from the date of his initial appointment ie., from 1979 onwards. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.VISWANATHAM Counsel for the Respondents: Mr.P.Vinayaka Swamy (SC FOR A.P.S.R.T.C.) The Court made the following : ORDER: Heard Sri V.Viswanatham, learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner and also Sri Vinayaka Swamy, learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent- Corporation. It is represented by the learned Counsel on either side that the question involved in this case as to whether the service of the petitioner has to be regularized from the date of his initial appointment or not is no longer res integra, and the same is covered by an unreported judgment of this Court in W.P.No.19446 of 1999 and batch dated 26-10-2004. The said writ petition was disposed of in terms of a decision of the Supreme Court in Divisional Manager, APSRTC and others Vs. P.Lakshmoji Rao wherein the respondents were directed to regularize the services of the petitioners therein right from the date of their initial appointment. Accordingly, this writ petition is also disposed of in terms of the aforesaid judgment of the Supreme Court. _______________ 06-04-2005 LUR Copy to: 1 The Managing Director,A.P.S.R.T.C., Musheerabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Regional Manager,A.P.S.R.T.C., Thirupathi Region, Chittoor District. 3 The Depot Manager,A.P.S.R.T.C., Kothakota,Chittoor District. 4 Two CD copies.