HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.32401 of 2010 Date: December 23, 2010 Between: J. Sampath … Petitioner And 1. The Regional Manager, APSRTC, Karimnagar Region, at Karimnagar, A.P., and another. … Respondents * * * HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.32401 of 2010 ORDER: With the consent of Sri Sridhar Reddy Pottigari, learned standing counsel for the Corporation, this order is passed at the admission stage. 2. The writ petitioner was engaged on contract basis as a conductor with the respondent State Road Transport Corporation. On the ground that he has abstained from reporting to duty he was initially disengaged. The Depot Manager, Godavarikhani Depot on 06th February 2009, has passed orders terminating his engagement. However, when he has preferred an appeal to the Regional Manager, Karimnagar, he passed an order on 19th June 2009 ordering for re-engaging the writ petitioner as a contract conductor for the remaining period of contract namely up to 30th June 2009. Subsequently he has also been re-engaged and is continuously now working. The Corporation itself has issued a circular prescribing the procedure to be followed in the matter of disengaging contract/casual drivers. However that procedure has not been followed in the instant case. 3. Dealing with some what similar situation, this Court in W.P. No.8090 of 2010 passed an order on 12th April 2010 setting aside the orders of the termination/disengagement of casual/contract employees without following procedure prescribed by the Corporation and declare that they are entitled for the benefit of past service without any monetary benefits. Hence even in this case, since the writ petitioner has been re-engaged pursuant to the orders passed by the Regional Manager, Karimnagar on 19th June 2009 and continued as such, the period of disengagement between 06th February 2009 and 19th June 2009 may not be put against the petitioner and he be treated as entitled for the past service. 4. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of in the above manner. No costs. _______________________________ NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J Date: December 23, 2010. BSB