HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.3455 of 2011 Date: February 18, 2011 Between: D.S. Babu … Petitioner And 1. The A.P.S.R.T.C., rep. by its Managing Director, Hyderabad and 2 others. … Respondents * * * HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.3455 of 2011 ORDER: Learned counsel on either side submit that in the impugned order of termination of the services of the writ petitioner, who is a contract driver, could not have been brought about without conducting an enquiry, as laid down in the policy decision of the Corporation, but yet the Depot Manager, Gokavaram, East Godavari District has passed the orders on 11th June 2008 terminating the services of the writ petitioner. In similar circumstances entertaining W.P. No.5998 of 2009, W.P. No.23764 of 2010 and so many other cases this Court has been making it clear that the Depot Managers are not liable to impose major punishments, orders of termination or disengagement of the services of the contract drivers, without following the due procedure. 2. In view of the same, this writ petition is allowed right at this stage instead of unproductively keeping it pending on the file of this Court. The impugned order dated 11th June 2008 passed by the Depot Manager, Gokavaram is set aside and the petitioner be re-engaged as a contract driver. He will be entitled to reckon the previous service rendered by him prior to 11th June 2008 to the Corporation for such benefits as for regularization, terminal benefits etc., but however, the writ petitioner will not be entitled to any monetary benefit arising from out of the setting aside the proceedings dated 11th June 2008. ________________________________ NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J Date: February 18, 2011. BSB