THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NAMAVARAPU RAJESHWAR RAO WRIT PETITION No.19130 of 2006

ORDER:

This writ petition is filed to quash the impugned award, dated 20.02.2006 made in I.D. No.54 of 2003, published on 19.05.2006 in so far as treating the removal period as not on duty, and denying the notional increments and other back wages as illegal. Consequently, direct the respondents to pay the back wages along with all consequential benefits in the interest of justice and fair play.

2. Heard Sri V. Narasimha Goud, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri N. Srushman Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for TGSRTC, appearing for the respondents.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits as follows:-

That the petitioner joined in the services of the respondents’ Corporation as a driver on 28.12.1987 on regular basis. Since then, he worked continuously with clean record of service till he was removed from service by the 2^nd respondent vide order dated 10.07.2002. Being aggrieved by the same, the petitioner made an appeal to the DVM, and review to the 1st respondent and these were dismissed vide respective orders, dated 23.09.2002 & 27.01.2003. As such, questioning the action of the resp