THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No. 390 of 2001 O R D E R: This Writ Petition has been instituted by a Driver of the State- owned Road Transport Corporation, calling in question the order passed on 29th February 2000 retiring the petitioner compulsorily from service. The petitioner joined the service of the Corporation as a Driver and he has been subjected to a medical examination and based upon the clinical findings, he had been included under Medical category A-1 and a medical certificate to that effect was issued on 25th June 1999. The writ petitioner preferred an appeal on 9th September 1999 soliciting re-medical examination. When he was subjected to the re- medical examination, the Medical Board found him unfit for rendering further services because of his colour blindness, on 25th October 1999. In terms of this medical de-categorization, he has been declared unfit for further continuance in service and hence, he has been retired from service on medical grounds with effect from 21st January 2000, in terms of Regulation 6(A) of APSRTC Employees’ Service Regulations, 1964. Since the efforts made by the writ petitioner seeking review of this order have failed, he instituted this Writ Petition. The essential grievance of the writ petitioner is that if his medical condition has rendered him unfit for further continuance in service as a Driver, it is obligatory for the respondent Corporation to provide him with a suitable alternative employment and they could not have retired him from service on a compulsory basis. Learned Standing Counsel for the Corporation has taken up this matter for further consideration of the Corporation and hence, solicited time on the previous occasions. Today, he produced a copy of the Office Order No. L4/785(26)/01-HCZ, dated 22nd January 2010, passed by the Executive Director of the Corporation, according permission to the Regional Manager Hyderabad for providing alternative employment to the writ petitioner as a Shramik and continue him in service duly protecting his pay drawn earlier in terms of the provision contained under Section 47 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995. In view of the order dated 22nd January 2010 passed by the Executive Director of the Corporation, the impugned order is obviously reviewed and the writ petitioner has been continued in service now by providing him an alternative employment as a Shramik, duly protecting his last pay drawn. Should the writ petitioner entertain any further grievance in this regard, it is absolutely open to him to draft a detailed representation and submit the same to the Executive Director and the said representation may be examined and considered in accordance with law and appropriate orders be passed thereon within a period of three months from the date of receipt of any such representation. The copy of the Office Order, dated 22nd January 2010 is taken on record. The Writ Petition stands disposed of with the above observations. No costs. ---------------------------------- (NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J) 29th January 2010 ksld