IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU W.P.No.18682 OF 2011 Date:05.07. 2011 Between:- K.Balraj .. Petitioner And The Divisional Manager, APSRTC, Secunderabad Region, Secunderabad and another. .. Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU W.P.No.18682 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 1st respondent in not ordering re- engagement with continuity of service of the petitioner as contract Conductor as arbitrary and illegal and consequently direct the respondents to treat the 1st respondent’s proceedings, dated 11.01.2010, as re-instatement of the petitioner as Conductor with continuity of service, attendant benefits and with all consequential service benefits including regularisation. 2. The writ petitioner has been appointed in the year 2008 as a contract Conductor 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 Depot Manager, CNT Depot on the allegation of unauthorised absenteeism from 18.01.2009. Therefore, he filed an appeal before the Divisional Manager, respondent No.1. The said appeal was considered and respondent No.1 ordered for his re- engagement by proceedings, dated 11.01.2010, as contract Conductor. In pursuance of the same, he was reinstated into service and he is performing his duties as usual. But, while issuing orders of re-engagement, the respondents did not extend the benefit of continuity of service and hence, the petitioner’s name was not shown in the list of candidates for regularisation. Hence, the writ petition. 3. In the similar facts and circumstances, this Court by order, dated 04.03.2011, in W.P.No.5365 of 2011, allowed the writ petition with a direction to the respondents therein that the petitioner therein shall be entitled to the benefit of the service between the date of termination and the date of re-engagement only for the purposes of regularisation in existing or future vacancies; that, however, the petitioner therein shall not be entitled to any monetary benefits on account of the said benefit. 4. Following the same, this Writ Petition is allowed. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ JUSTICE K.C.BHANU 05th July, 2011. AMD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU W.P.No.18682 OF 2011 Date:05.07.2011 AMD