THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 13612 of 2006 Dated: 17.07.2006 Between: Smt. E. Ramanujulamma, E.426723,Conductor, W/o Chandrasekhar, R/o Yedduladoddi, Thuggali Mandal, Kurnool District. .... PETITIONER AND The Regional Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C., Kurnool Region, Kurnool. .....RESPONDENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 13612 of 2006 Order: The petitioner was selected as a Conductor by a properly constituted Selection Committee. She was also imparted training and was included in the approved list of selected candidates. On the basis of the same, she was entitled to be provided work, depending on the necessity. The petitioner states that she has, in fact, worked for some days. On the ground that the petitioner did not report to duty, at a time, when there was general strike by the employees, the respondent, by order dated 01.11.2001, deleted the name of the petitioner from the approved list. The same is challenged in this writ petition. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent-Corporation. Identical cases came to be dealt with by a Division Bench of this Court as well as in several writ petitions before the learned Single Judges. It was held that deletion of the name of an approved selected candidate, on the ground that he/she remained absent for a particular period, cannot be sustained in law. The Writ Petitions were allowed and the names of the respective petitioners therein were directed to be restored to the approved list. Following the same, the Writ Petition is allowed, and it is directed that the respondent-Corporation shall restore the name of the petitioner to the list of approved candidates and treat her on par with the other candidates in the list. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 17.07.2006 Nsr/Ksr