THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU and THE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR Dated: 08-02-2011 WRIT APPEAL No. 66 OF 2011 Between: The Depot Manager, APSRTC, Narayanapet Bus Depot, Narayanapet, Mahaboobnagar District ... APPELLANT AND Mohd. Osman …RESPONDENT THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU and THE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT APPEAL No. 66 OF 2011 JUDGMENT: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice Shri Nisar Ahmad Kakru) Respondent – Cleaner on the establishment of the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) was removed from service on 28-09-1996 in pursuance of a disciplinary proceeding, giving rise to an Industrial Dispute No. 304 of 1999, registered before the Additional Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Hydeabad wherein he succeeded, consequently an award for his reinstatement on the ground that charges are not proved but without back wages. Being aggrieved of denial of back wages, therefore, writ petition by the respondent – employee and the learned single Judge having noticed that the specific averment made by the employee to the effect that he remained unemployed since the date of his removal from service, had gone unrebutted, held that back wages could not be denied. However, in the facts and circumstances of the case instead of granting full back wages, the learned single Judge restricted the payment of back wages to 50% of the period, the respondent was kept out of employment and modified the award to that extent. We find nothing wrong with the judgment. Dismissed. VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J NISAR AHMAD KAKRU, CJ 08-02-2011 K. Shyleshi