IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 17098 of 1998 Between: P. Chandram, S/o. Mallaiah, R/o. Sircilla, Karimnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 A.P. State Road Transport Corporation, Rep. by its Managing Director, Mushirabad, Hyderabad-20. 2 The Executive Director, A.P.S.R.T.C., Karimnagar. 3 The Regional Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C., Karimnagar. .....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 call for the records from the 2nd and 3rd respondents and issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring that the action of respondent-corporation in not counting seniority of the petitioner from the date of his initial appointment, i.e., from 6-4-1991 as illegal, unjust, contrary to law and also further declare that the action of respondent-Corporation in not considering the Diploma in Commercial Practice as equivalent to that of Typewriting (English) Higher Grade as per G.O.Ms.No. 927 dated 30-6-1978 as illegal, unjust, contrary to law, in violation of principles of natural justice and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and to grant all consequential benefits. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.A.K.JAYAPRAKASH RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.1: MR.A.V.SIVAIAH Counsel for the Respondent No.2 & 3: SMT P.RAJANI REDDY (SC FOR APSRTC) The Court made the following: ORDER: It is represented by the learned Counsel appearing on either side that the question involved in this writ petition as to whether the service of an employee can be counted from the date of his initial appointment is squarely covered by the judgment of the Division Bench of this Court in APSRTC Vs. P.T.Rao and in W.A.No.705 of 1995, which was again followed by this Court in W.P.No.32476 of 1998 dated 17-08-1999. Following the same, this writ petition is allowed directing the respondents to regularize the services of the petitioner with effect from the date of his initial appointment. No costs. ------------------- 04-04-2005 LUR That Rule Nisi has been made absolute as above. Witness the Hon’ble Sri Bilal Nazki, the acting Chief Justice on this Monday, the fourth day of April, Two thousand and five. REGISTRAR To 1 The Managing Director, A.P. State Road Transport Corporation, Mushirabad, Hyderabad-20. 2 The Executive Director, A.P.S.R.T.C., Karimnagar. 3 The Regional Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C., Karimnagar. 4 2 CD copies