GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J.

( 1 ) THIS writ petitions is filed challenging the order of the 1st respondent issued in office order No. F2/469 (1)/98-Bswd, dt. 17-4-1998 by which the petitioner, who was Ex-driver of a. P. State Road Transport Corporation. Banswada Depot. Nizamabad District, was forced to retire from service on the ground of medical invalidation without providing alternate employment of salary from 3-7-1996 as illegal and arbitrary and violative of A. P. State Road Transport Corporation regulations.

( 2 ) ACCORDING to the case of the petitioner , he joined the service in APSRTC on 1-10-1983 and while he was working as driver in Banswada depot, 2-7-1996 he commenced his duty 1-30 p. m. and completed on the next day i. e. , 3-7-1996 at 11. 30a. m. On account of the Naxal bund, he was forced to stay at Banswada on 3-7-1996 and immediately thereafter, on information that his father was serious and admitted in hospital at Bodhan, he left Banswada by rtc Bus No. AEZ-4900. Due to his misfortune, the bus in which he was travelling, met with an accident, on account of which he was seriously injured and subsequently his right leg was amputated in the Osmania General Hospital. Acco

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