HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No. 4268 of 2010 DATE: 24.02.2010 Between: B.K. Reddy … Petitioner And The Regional Manager, APSRTC, Mahabubnagar District and others … Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No. 4268 of 2010 ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not counting the period from 07.05.1973 to 05.03.1982 for payment of terminal benefits and for settlement of pension, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. Facts of the case, in brief, are that the petitioner was appointed as conductor in the respondent corporation on 07.05.1973. Alleging certain irregularities, the respondent authorities removed him from service on 05.03.1982. Questioning the same, the petitioner filed I.D.No.589 of 1987 before the Industrial Tribunal-cum-Additional Labour Court, Hyderabad, and the same was dismissed, by an order dated 01.06.1990. Challenging the said order, the petitioner approached this Court and filed W.P.No.15835 of 1991 and this Court, allowed the same, by an order dated 07.02.1996, directing that the petitioner shall be reinstated as a fresher within four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the said order. In pursuance thereof, he was reinstated into service on 23.05.1996 as a fresh conductor. Having worked for some time, on attaining the age of superannuation, he retired from service on 30.09.2007. Subsequently, he was paid terminal benefits only for the period from 23.05.1996 to 30.09.2007 and he was not paid the terminal benefits for the earlier period i.e. from 07.05.1973 to 05.03.1982. Aggrieved thereby, he submitted a representation dated 14.09.2009 to the 1st respondent seeking settlement of terminal benefits for the earlier period of service and pension, and the same is still pending. The same is questioned in this writ petition. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned standing counsel for A.P.S.R.T.C. 4. There is no dispute with regard to the facts of the case. In my considered view, the petitioner is also entitled for retirement benefits for the period from 07.05.1973 to 05.03.1982 as he worked as a conductor and the said fact is also admitted by the learned standing counsel for APSRTC. When that is the case, and particularly, when a representation dated 14.09.2009 has been given by the petitioner bringing the same to the notice of the respondents about his entitlement, the respondents should have considered the said representation and passed appropriate orders. In the light of the same, the respondents are hereby directed to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 14.09.2009 and pass appropriate orders within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 24th February, 2010 cbs HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA W.P.No. 4268 of 2010 (Disposed of) 24th February, 2010 cbs