ORDER:

The present Writ Petition came to be filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief:-

“…to issue an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 4th respondent in Removing the petitioner vide Proc No: 01/498(04)/VSP, Dt 9-7-2015, which was confirmed by the Appellate authority in Proc No: PA/19(75)2015-VSP (R), Dt 18-9- 2015, as high handed and arbitrage action, contrary to the Provisions of AP Motor Vehicles Act, Discrimination capricious, unconstitutional, and as such liable to be set aside in the interest of justice with a consequential direction to the respondents to extend all the benefits from the date of suspension to till reinstatement forthwith.…….”

2. Heard Sri S.M.Subhan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Vinod Kumar Tarlada, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents.

3. The case of the petitioner is that he was appointed as a driver in the year 1992. While working in the 4th respondent depot, it was alleged that while when he was getting ready to perform his duty, the RTC constable conducted a Breath Analyzer Check and found that the petitioner was under the influe