IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.14985 of 1999 Between: 1 A.Ramulu, S/o. Sailu, R/o. Sangareddy, Medak District 2 B.Ramulu, S/o. Nagaiah, R/o. Sangareddy, Medak District 3 M.Nagabhushanam, S/o. Ramulu, R/o. Sangareddy, Medak District 4 K.Vittalachary, S/o.Laxmaiah R/o. Sangareddy, Medak District 5 B.Mallaiah S/o. Balaiah R/o. Sangareddy, Medak District 6 A.Balraj, S/o. Ratnaiah R/o. Sangareddy, Medak District 7 T.Dhan Raj, S/o. Balram, R/o. Sangareddy, Medak District 8 M.Laxmaiah S/o. Venkaiah R/o. Sangareddy, Medak District 9 E.Venkatesham S/o. Sudershan R/o. Sangareddy, Medak District 10 N.Arjun, S/o. Aganaiah, R/o. Sangareddy, Medak District 11 G.Chandram, S/o. ramulu, R/o. Sangareddy, Medak District ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 A.P. State Road Transport Corporation, Rep. By its Managing Director, Mushirabad, Hyderabad-20 2 A.P. State Road Transport Corporation, Rep. by its Regional Manager, Medak Region, Sangareddy, Medak District 3 A.P.State Road Transport Corporation, Rep. By its Depot Manager, Sangareddy, Medak District .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to call for the records from 2nd & 3rd respondents and issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring that the action of 2nd respondent in not regularizing the services of petitioners after completion of 240 days as illegal, unjust, contrary to laws and also declare that the action of 2nd respondent in granting pay scales to similarly placed employees with effect from 5.3.97 and not extending the same benefits to the petitioners amounts to discrimination and declare that the petitioners are entitled for the scales of pay from 5.3.1997 and regularise after completion of 240 days by granting all consequential benefits; and pass such other order or orders as deemed fit and proper under the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.A.K.JAYAPRAKASH RAO Counsel for the Respondents: SMT.B.G.UMA DEVI The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.14985 OF 1999 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent – Regional Manager, A.P. State Road Transport Corporation, Medak Region, in not regularizing the services of the petitioners even after completion of 240 days of service, as arbitrary and illegal and for a consequential direction to the respondents to regularize the services of the petitioners. On filing of a counter-affidavit on 27.07.2000 stating that further action as regards the petitioners could not be taken in view of the fact that the competent authority has not accorded sanction, this Court passed an interim order on 18.07.2002, in W.P.M.P.No.18425 of 1999, directing the 2nd respondent, competent authority, to pass appropriate orders as regards the sanction for appointing the petitioners on regular basis within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of the order. In view of the above, no further orders need be passed in the writ petition and the interim order, dated 18.07.2002, passed in W.P.M.P.No.18425 of 1999, shall be treated as final order in the writ petition. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. No order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 2nd May, 2008. IBL To 1 The Managing Director, A.P. State Road Transport Corporation, Mushirabad, Hyderabad-20 2 The Regional Manager, A.P. State Road Transport Corporation, Medak Region, Sangareddy, Medak District 3 The Depot Manager, A.P.State Road Transport Corporation, Sangareddy, Medak District 4 Two CD Copies