JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Sri Challagali Gopala Raju, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri K.M.R. Bala Prasad, learned counsel representing Sri P. Durga Prasad, learned standing counsel for Andhra Pradesh Road Transport Corporation (for short, “the Corporation”) appearing for the respondents 2 to 5.

2. The petitioner was appointed as a casual conductor in the Corporation in the year 1984 and his services were regularized in the year 1987. While he was on duty he met with an accident and was hospitalized and after first aid treatment he was sent to Corporation hospital, Tarnaka, Hyderabad from where on medical advise he was sent to Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (for short, “NIMS”) and in operation of spinal cord his two discs were removed. The corporation retired the petitioner from service on medical ground vide order dated 21.07.2001. The petitioner made several representations for providing alternative employment to which the corporation paid no attention.

3. The petitioner filed Case No.165 of 2005 (Ch. S. Rajeshwara Rao vs. The Managing Director, A.P.S.R.T.C and others) before the Commissioner, Disabled Welfare & State Commissioner under Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995