THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No.13736 of 2011 Dated: 30.04.2011 Between: J.M. Jagannathan and another. .. Petitioners. and The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation Limited, rep. by its Regional Manager, Tirupati, Chittoor District, And others. .. Respondents. ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed seeking a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not considering the case of the petitioners for regularization with effect from 01.08.2000, the date on which the services of their juniors were regularized, and further action of the respondents in not taking appropriate action on the representation, dated 01.01.2008, submitted by the petitioners, as illegal and arbitrary, and for a consequential direction to the respondents to grant service benefits and all other attendant benefits, including the monitory benefits, to the petitioners on par with their juniors. It is the case of the petitioners that vide proceedings, dated 01.04.2000, they were appointed as Drivers Grade-II in the respondent Corporation and since then, they have been working in the said post without there being any complaint of whatsoever against them. Their grievance is that though they have completed 240 days of service by 31.07.2001, their services were regularized with effect from 06.10.2007, whereas the services of their juniors were regularized prior to regularization of their services, therefore, in this regard, they submitted several representations including the representation dated 01.01.2008, but till date the respondents have not taken any action thereon. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the material placed on record. The question of regularization of services arises mainly in relation to persons employed on ad hoc or casual or temporary or stop gap basis or the like. These appointments are made for various reasons. It is settled law that those persons appointed on ad hoc or casual or temporary basis do not have any right to hold any post. It is well settled that the exercise of administrative power will stand vitiated if the exercise of power is arbitrary. The persons similarly situated with that of the petitioners were regularized, then there should not be any arbitrary action by the respondents in not giving the same status to the petitioners. The question as to whether the services of the petitioners have to be regularized on par with their juniors or not, has to be decided by the respondent Corporation. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of directing the petitioners to file necessary application, ventilating their grievance, to the respondents within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and, on filing such application, the respondents shall consider the same in accordance with rules and regulations governing the service conditions within a period of four weeks thereafter. No costs. __________________ JUSTICE K.C.BHANU 30.04.2011 v v