HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No.11265 of 2011 Date: April 21, 2011 Between: R.Raghau … Petitioner And 1. The Divisional Manager, APSRTC, Charminar Divisiona, Hyderabad and others … Respondent This Court made the following: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No.11265 of 2011 ORDER: This writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking to issue a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in terminating the services of the petitioner as contract Driver, as illegal and arbitrary, by setting aside the office order, dated 21.07.2008, of the 2nd respondent and the order, dated 20.05.2010, of the 1st respondent and consequently direct the 1st respondent to re-instate the petitioner into service with continuity of service with all consequential service benefits such as regularisation etc., 2. The writ petitioner has been appointed in the year 2007 as a contract Driver in the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (for short ‘the Corporation’) in Hyderabad City region. While he was performing as such in the Corporation, his services were terminated by the 2nd respondent-Depot Manager, on the allegation of unauthorised absenteeism from 18.07.2008 to 21.07.2008. Therefore, he filed an appeal before the 1st respondent-Divisional Manager, Charminar region, but the same was rejected on 20.05.2010. Hence, the writ petition. 3. In the similar facts and circumstances, this Court by order, dated 07.12.2010, in W.P.No.30611 of 2010, allowed the writ petition with a direction to the respondents to reinstate the petitioner into service with immediate effect; that the petitioner, however, shall not be entitled to any back wages, or other monetary benefits, on account of that order; and that it shall be open to the respondents to initiate disciplinary action in accordance with law, if they so intend. 4. Following the same, this Writ Petition is allowed. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ K.C. BHANU, J April 21, 2011. LMV