HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.16458 OF 2010 ORDER: The petitioner is employed as Conductor in Palakonda Depot of A.P.S.R.T.C. Alleging that he is unauthorizedly absent from duties, the Depot Manager, Palakonda Depot, the 4th respondent, issued a charge sheet, dated 04-02-2006. Petitioner submitted his explanation. Enquiry Officer was appointed and submitted his report on 09-08- 2006. A show cause notice for removal was issued to the petitioner on 11-08-2006. Petitioner submitted his explanation on 26-08-2006. The matter was kept pending for quite some time. Taking into account the time, petitioner remained absent on subsequent dates, viz., 01-08- 2006 to 07-08-2006. The Depot Manager passed an order, dated 18-02-2008, directing removal of the petitioner from service. Appeal preferred by the petitioner before the Chief Traffic Manager, was rejected. Similarly, the review filed by him before the Regional Manager was also rejected on 29-06-2009. Hence, this writ petition. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. 3. Identical situation was dealt with by this Court in P.V. Kameswari v. Depot Manager, APSRTC, Gokavaram Depot[1]. As in the present case, there also the appointing authority took the subsequent absence of the employee into account and directed removal. This Court held that such a course is not permissible in law, and allowed the writ petition. The petitioner therein was reinstated into service with continuity of service and attendant benefits, but without back wages. 4. Following the same, this Writ Petition is allowed and the impugned order of removal dated 18-02-2008 is set aside. The respondents are directed to reinstate the petitioner into service with continuity of service and attendant benefits, but without back wages. There shall be no order as costs. _____________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J. November 29, 2010. KTL [1] 2008 (6) ALD 48