HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.30255 OF 2010 ORDER: Petitioner was employed as Driver, on contract basis, in the year 2006 in the APSRTC. He was issued a charge memo dated 01- 05-2008, alleging that he resorted to certain cash and ticket irregularities, when operating a one man service on 01-05-2008, between Bodhan and Nizamabad. Petitioner submitted his explanation on 07-05-2008. Not satisfied with the explanation, the Depot Manager, Bodhan, the 2nd respondent herein, passed an order dated 18-05-2008, terminating the services of the petitioner. The same is challenged in this writ petition. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. 3. Engagement of the petitioner, no doubt, was on contractual basis. However, the respondents did not follow the procedure prescribed under the Regulations, while terminating his services. Not only the Corporation has issued circulars, but also, in several cases, this Court held that the procedure prescribed under the Regulations must be followed in respect of the contractual employees also. Strictly speaking, the impugned order must be set aside, directing reinstatement of the petitioner and leaving it open to the respondents to conduct enquiry. 4. Hence, the Writ Petition is allowed, setting aside the impugned order dated 18-05-2008 and leaving it open to the respondents to conduct enquiry. It is further directed that the petitioner shall be reinstated into service without any back wages and he shall be entitled to continuity of service. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J December 06, 2010. KTL