IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.18238 of 2004 Between: 1 N. Swamy (E.No.650994), S/o. Uppalaiah, Occ: Grade-II Driver in APSRTC, Governorpet-II Depot, Vijayawada, Krishna District, R/o. Warangal, Warangal District. 2 G. Ravi (E.No.651346) S/o. Sivaiah, Occ: Grade-II Driver in APSRTC, Governorpet-II Depot, Vijayawada, Krishna District, R/o. Warangal, Warangal District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, A.P.S.R.T.C., Musheerabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Regional Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C., Warangal Region at Warangal, Warangal District. 3 The Personnel Officer, A.P.S.R.T.C., Warangal Region at Warangal, Warangal District. 4 The Depot Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C., Governorper- II Depot, Vijayawada, Krishna 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 issue an appropriate Writ, order or direction, proceedings one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the impugned proceedings of the 4th Respondent dated 09-09-2004 in his proceedings No.01/290(4)/2004-GVPT-II, and further declare the action of the respondents in not regularizing the services of the petitioners as Driver Grade II from the date of their initial appointment as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to regularise the services of the Petitioners as Grade II Drivers in APSRTC with all consequential benefits forthwith. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR. C.RAJA SEKHAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: SMT.P.RAJANI REDDY The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.18238 OF 2004 ORDER: This writ petition is filed at a time when the services of the petitioners were sought to be disengaged during slack season. While admitting the writ petition on 07.10.2004, this Court, by order in W.P.M.P.No.23946 of 2004, directed the respondents to continue the petitioners in service until further orders. Now, the grievance of the petitioners is that though they are being continued in service in pursuance of the interim orders of this Court, their services have not been regularized, while the services of their juniors have been regularized. Under those circumstances, the respondents are directed to consider regularization of the services of the petitioners as Drivers Grade-II from the date of their initial appointment or from the date when the services of their juniors or those who have been appointed along with them were regularized. This exercise shall be completed by the respondents within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 28th March, 2008. IBL To 1 The Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, A.P.S.R.T.C., Musheerabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Regional Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C., Warangal Region at Warangal, Warangal District. 3 The Personnel Officer, A.P.S.R.T.C., Warangal Region at Warangal, Warangal District. 4 The Depot Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C., Governorper- II Depot, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 5 Two CCs to 6 Two CD Copies