IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 3669 of 2009 Between: P.Srinivas S/o.P.Laxminarayana, APSRTC Zahirabad Bus Depot, Medak District, AP. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Depot Manager, APSRTC, Zahirabad Bus Depot Medak District, AP 2 The Regional Manager, APSRTC Medak Region Medak District, AP (At Sangareddy) .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI.P.VENKATESWAR RAO Counsel for the Respondent: SRI V.PADMANABHA RAO FOR SMT.B.G.UMA DEVI The Court made the following: O R D E R: This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “For all the reasons stated above, it is prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring that the action of the respondent No.1 in terminating the petitioner as contract conductor is bad arbitrary, illegal, unjust unreasonable and against to the principles of natural justice by setting aside termination order No.E1/1(4)/2008-ZHB dated 1.3.2008 of the respondent No.1 herein and consequential Proc.dated 25.7.2008 of respondent No.2 herein and consequently direct the respondents to reinstate the petitioner with continuity of service for all purposes.” At the hearing, Sri K.Ramakrishna, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Sri V.Padmanabha Rao, learned counsel representing Smt B.G.Umadevi, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent, submitted that the issue raised in this writ petition is squarely covered by order, dated 21-08-2001 in Writ Petition No.8685 of 2001. Having regard to this submission, this writ petition is allowed in terms of the said order with the direction that the reasons contained therein shall form part of this order. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 17th April, 2009 vrn