HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.29871 OF 2010 ORDER: The petitioner was engaged as Driver, on contractual basis, by the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation. His services were terminated vide proceedings dated 26-10-2007, by the Depot Manager, Markapur Depot, Mahabubnagar District, 3rd respondent herein, on the ground that he remained unauthorisedly absent from duties from 14-10-2007 to 26-10-2007. The same is challenged in this writ petition. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. 3. It is, no doubt, true that the appointment of the petitioner is on contractual basis. However, the respondents are under obligation to issue show cause notice and conduct departmental enquiry in case they intend to impose any punishment on such employees. 4. This Court took the view that the very terms of the contract, indicate the Service Regulations issued by the Corporation applied to such employees also and in a batch of writ petitions, the orders of termination passed by the Corporation without issuing show cause notice and without conducting domestic enquiry, were set aside. 5. Hence, the writ petition is allowed and the impugned order is set aside. The petitioner shall be reinstated into service forthwith, but he shall not be entitled to be paid back wages. It shall be open to the respondents to initiate disciplinary proceedings in accordance with law, if they still feel that the same is necessary. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J November 30, 2010. KTL