S. Gajendran, S/O Aadeppa, Age 48 Years, Driver, v. The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD

FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH ***** Writ Petition No.25603 of 2015 Between S.Gajendran and 5 others ... Petitioners and The APSRTC, Rep. by its MD, Musheerabad, Hyderabad;

and 3 others ... Respondents DATE OF JUDGMENT PRONOUNCED: 13-8-2015 SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL:

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO Whether Reporters of Local newspapers may be allowed to see the Judgment?

Yes/No Whether the copies of judgment may be marked to Law Reports/Journals Yes/No Whether Their Ladyship/Lordship wish to see the fair copy of the Judgment?

Yes/No HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO Writ Petition No.25603 of 2015 Order:

Heard Sri N.M. Krishnaiah, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Sri A.Rama Rao, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents-APSRTC.

2. The petitioners were appointed as Casual Drivers on

06-9-1998 duly basing on the selection committee. Thereafter, they were appointed as Drivers Grade-II in the respondent organisation as per the proceedings dated 08-5-2000 and 20-02-2000. The services of some of the Casual Drivers, who were appointed as Casual Drivers and who have completed 240 days service as Drivers Grade-II along with the petitioners, were regularised through proceedings dated 29-8-2002 issued by the 1st respondent. It is submitted by the petitioners that the services of some of the juniors to the petitioners who joined as Casual Drivers were also regularised in the year 2002 with effect from 01-82001, but unfortunately the services of the petitioners were regularised with effect from 06-10-2007.

3. Therefore, the petitioners submitted a representation dated 01-01-2008 to the respondents requesting them to consider their date of regularisation of service as Casual Drivers with effect from 01-8-2001 instead of 06-10-2007 and to pay the difference of pay and attendant benefits calculating the service from 01-8-2001 instead of 06-10-2007 but no action was taken.

They submitted another representation dated 26-3-2015 to the respondents 1 and 2 reiterating the same request. The aforesaid representation was not considered and no orders have been passed on the said representation. The petitioners, therefore, filed the present writ petition to direct the respondents to consider the representation submitted by them and pass appropriate orders thereon.

4. Consequently, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission, directing the respondents 1 and 2 to consider the representation dated 26-3-2015 submitted by the petitioners regarding their date of regularisation and payment of arrears and granting other attendant benefits and pass appropriate orders thereon within a period of 8 (eight) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this writ petition shall stand closed. No costs.

___________________ R.KANTHA RAO, J.

13th August, 2015.

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13th August, 2015.

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