THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23859 of 2009 ORDER: Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (for short ‘the Board’) introduced a scheme ‘Dial a Tanker’. According to this, anyone who is in need of supply of water in bulk quantity can make a phone call to the nearest water tank and the water through a tanker would be supplied subject to certain conditions. The Board issued a notification in the year 2004 inviting applications from owners of water tankers with certain specifications to register themselves with it, so that they can be utilised under the scheme. The petitioner is the owner of a water tanker bearing No.AP 12 V 0397. On an application made by her, the water tanker was registered and tanker was being utilised on turn basis. The grievance of the petitioner is that her water tanker is not being utilised even while the other similar water tankers are being used. She claims appropriate relief in this regard. The Board filed a counter-affidavit. The fact that the tanker of the petitioner was registered with them along with many others is not disputed. It is, however, stated that the tanker of the petitioner is not being utilised on account of the fact that her father is employed in the Board. Reliance is placed upon Rule 10 of the A.P. Civil Services Conduct Rules, 1964. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. It is a matter of record that the tanker of the petitioner is registered or enlisted with the Board along with many others in pursuance of a notification issued in the year 2004. Though the contract was initially for a period of one year, the same arrangement is being continued. In case the Board wanted to discontinue the use of the tanker of the petitioner, it ought to have issued a notice. This is so, particularly when the Board is utilising all the tankers that were registered along with the tanker of the petitioner. On this short ground, the writ petition is to be allowed, leaving it open to the respondents to take further steps in accordance with law. Hence, the writ petition is allowed and the respondents are directed to list and provide work to the tanker of the petitioner on par with the other similar tankers without, however, prejudice to the right to take steps in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:01.12.2009 Note: Issue cc in three days. (B/o) kdl