V. NEELADRI RAO, J.

( 1 ) THE petitioner herein joined service as servant and was promoted as Conductor in the transport wing of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (for short ttd ), Tirupathi. The said transport undertaking was taken over by the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (for short apsrtc ) in pursuance of the agreement date August 8, 1975. The Depot Manager, A. P. S. R. T. C. at Tirumala passed an order on July 4, 1988 suspending the petitioner pending enquiry. The said order of suspension was challenged in W. P. No. 11168 of 1988 by alleging that the petitioner continued to be the employee of the ttd and the authorities in APSRTC have no power to initiate disciplinary proceeding against him.

( 2 ) THE Depot Manager, APSRTC, Tirupathi i. e. , the respondent therein issued show cause notice dated May 31, 1989 requiring the petitioner to explain as to why he should not be removed from service. The said show cause notice is assailed in this writ petition. On June 14, 1989 the respondent passed an order removing the petitioner from service and it was served on him on June 17, 1989. In view of the subsequent circumstances, the petitioner filed W. P. M. P. No. 7710 o

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