IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 22859 of 1999 Between: Lal Mohammad, alias Lal Ahmed, S/o Shaik Hyder, Conductor, R/o Gajula Narsapur, Adilabad Dist. .....PETITIONER AND 1 A.P.State Road Transport Corporation, rep by its Managing Director, Mushirabad, Hyderabad-20. 2 A.P.State Road Transport Corporation, rep by its Regional Manager, Adilabad Region, Adilabad .....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, particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring that the proceedings issued by the 2nd Respondent in No.E1/255 (56)/95:RM:ADB, dated 20-7-1996, regularizing the services of the petitioner with effect from 1-8-1988 instead of 1985 as illegal, unjust, contrary to law, arbitrary, discriminatory, violative of Articles 14, 16 & 21 of the Constitution of India; and grant all Consequential benefits. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.A.K.JAYAPRAKASH RAO Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 and 2: SMT.P.RAJANI REDDY, STANDING COUNSEL FOR APSRTC The Court made the following : ORDER Heard both sides. In this Writ Petition, the petitioner by way of Writ of Mandamus seeking to assail the impugned order, dated 20-07-1996, where under the request of the petitioner for regularization of his services from the date of his initial appointment was negatived. It is now represented across the bar that the question as to entitlement from the date of service is no longer res integra . This Court in W.P.No.24417 of 1998, dated 01- 09-1998 allowed similar such prayer holding that the petitioner is entitled for regularization of services from the date of his initial appointment and extending all the benefits flowing from such regularization. In view of the above, the Writ Petition is accordingly allowed and the impugned order, dated 20-07-1996 is set aside. The respondents are directed to reinstate the petitioner from the date of his initial appointment i.e.,02-06-1984 as claimed. No costs. --------------- 15-03-2005. Hsd That Rule Nisi has been made absolute as above. Witness, the Hon’ble Sri Devinder Gupta, the Chief Justice, on this Tuesday, the Fifteenth day of March, 2005. Asst. Registrar To 1 The Managing Director, A.P.State Road Transport Corporation, Mushirabad, Hyderabad-20. 2 The Regional Manager, A.P.State Road Transport Corporation, Adilabad Region, Adilabad 3 2 C.D. copies.