4IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION NO. 11175 of 2011 Between: S.Narayana …PETITIONER AND The Regional Manager and others. ....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION NO. 11175 of 2011 O R D E R: This writ petition is filed to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of respondent No.2 in terminating the petitioner as contract Driver, as arbitrary and illegal and against the principles of natural justice and against the Corporation circulars by setting aside the office order No.O1/535(2)/08-MP, dated 16.01.2008 of respondent No.2 and consequently direct the respondents to reinstate the petitioner into service with continuity of service with all consequential service benefits as such regularization etc. 2. The petitioner was appointed on contract basis as a Driver. After some time, by an order, dated 16.01.2008, passed by the Depot Manager, Mehdipatnam Depot, he was terminated from service on the ground of curtailment of trip from Secunderabad to Tallagadda upto Mehdipatnam. No enquiry was conducted before the order of termination was passed. Subsequently, against the order of termination, he preferred an appeal to the Divisional Manager, Charminar Division, and the same was rejected. Thereafter, the petitioner filed review petition before respondent No.1 wherein he stated that he operated the bus upto Mehdipatnam instead of Tallagadda as per the instructions of the Service Conductor and also Shift Incharge in the last trip. Therefore, there is no fault on the part of the petitioner. But, without considering the same, respondent No.1 rejected review petition on 06.10.2010. Hence, the present 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. The petitioner however, shall not be entitled to any back wages, or other monetary benefits, in pursuance of this order, and 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 20, 2011 YVL