HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.295 of 2011 Date: January 19, 2011 Between: P. Srinu … Petitioner And 1. Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, Hyderabad, rep. by its Managing Director and 3 others. … Respondents * * * HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.295 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioner is appointed as a contract driver with the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation in the year 2006. From 29th January 2009 onwards he could not attend to duties, as he has taken ill and consequently was receiving treatment at Osmania Hospital. However, the Depot Manager, Falaknuma passed orders on 28th February 2009 terminating his services. As his continued absence from 29th January 2009, according to the Depot Manager, has caused dislocation to the operations of the APSRTC and hence he terminated the contract of the employment of the petitioner as a driver. However, the Corporation has taken a policy decision not to terminate the contract employees’ services without conducting an enquiry. 2. In the instant case, no such enquiry has been conducted. Hence, the appellate authority passed orders on 30th July 2009 setting aside the order of termination passed by the Depot Manager dated 28th February 2009, but however he directed re-engagement of the services of the petitioner as a contract driver and accordingly he has been re-engaged by the Corporation. However, in the instant case, the limited relief of the petitioner is to accord the benefit of continuity of service for the past services rendered by him prior to the termination order passed by the Depot Manager on 28th February 2009, for securing terminal benefits and other consequential benefits and for regularization in case the Corporation undertakes to regularize the services of the contract drivers. The petitioner will not be entitled to any monetary benefits. 3. It was also brought to my notice that this Court in a series of judgments directed the Corporation to accord the benefit of continuity of past service without any monetary benefit. Hence, even in this case the respondent Corporation is directed to accord the benefit of counting the past service rendered by him prior to 28th February 2009, on which date the Depot Manager, Falaknuma, passed orders terminating his contract of employment as a driver. It is made clear that the petitioner will not be entitled to any monetary benefits for the interregnum period, till he got re-engaged. 4. The writ petition stands disposed of with the consent of the learned standing counsel for the Corporation. No costs. ________________________________ NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J Date: January 19, 2011. BSB