I IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AIMARAV (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH T TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT the HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA WRIT PETITION Mr>- pp r O DAY OFAPRIll© (| JYOTHIRMAI pratapa Between: The Depot Manager, Andhra Pradesh Dharmavaram, Anantapur District. State Road Transport Corporation -PETITIONER AND 1. The Regional Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Corporation, State Road Transport on behalf of E. Dharmavaram Depot., Anantapur ^ I ationai Mazdoor Union, Represented Nagendra, Driver, E. No 404035, District. 2. The Industrial Tribunal Anantapuramu Dist - Cum Labour Court, Anantapuramu, -RESPONDENTS praying that in Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India in the affidavit filed therewith the circumstances stated i be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, Order one in the nature of writ of Certiorari made in I.D.No.61 of 2014 the High Court may or direction more particularly calling for records relating to the award dated 18.02.2015 on the file of the Labour Court asilieoT G.O.Rt.No.302, dated as Illegal, arbitrary and quash the Anantapur, which 08.06.2015, same. jA NO: 1 OF 7nip Petition under Section stated in the affidavit filed i pleased to suspend the 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances in support of the petition, the High Court may be operation of the award dated 18.02.2015 made irt I D.No.ei of 2014 ..'k- on the file of industrial Tribunal Ananthapur pending disposal of the Writ Petition. r cum Labour Court, lA NO: 2 OF 201« Between: The Regional Secretary. Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, National Mazdoor Union, Represented on behalf of E. Nagendra, Driver, E. No 404035, Dharmavararn Depot, Dharmavaram, Anantapur District. ...PETITIONER/RESPONDENT AND 1. The Depot Manager, APSRTC, Dharmavaram, Anantapur District. 2. The Industrial Tribunal - Cum - Labour Court, Anantapuramu, Anantapuramu Dist ...RESPONDENTS/ PETITIONER/RESPONDENT praying that in the circumstances Petition under Section 151 CPC stated in the affidavit filed i pleased to vacate the interim No. 15148 of 2018, dated 26-4-2018 and merits with costs. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI ARAVALA RAMA f Counsel for the Respondent No.1: SRI P. GOVINDA RAJULU Counsel for the Respondent No.2: GP FOR LABOUR The Court made the following: ORDER in support of the petition, the High Court may be suspension granted in lA No. 1 of 2018 in WP dismiss the Writ Petition as no RAO(SC FOR APSRTC) r APHC010730532018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 15148/2018 [3396] Between: THE DEPOT MANAGER, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, DHARMAVARAM, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE REGIONAL SECREtARY, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, NATIONAL MAZDOOR UNION REPRESENTED ON BEHALF OF E.NAGENDRA, DRIVER E.No.404035, DHARMAVARAM DEPOT, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT 2.THE INDUSTRIAL ANANTAPURAM, ANANTAPURAM DISTRICT. TRIBUNAL-CUM-LABOUR COURT, ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. ARAVALA RAMA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S); 1.P.GOVINDARAJULU The Cdurt made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “....a Writ of Certiorari, calling for the records relating to the award made in I.D.No.61 of 2014 dated 18.02.2015 on the file of Labour Court, Anantapur, which was published in gazette vide G.O.Rt.No.302, dated 08.06.2015 as illegal, arbitrary and to quash the same. ” 2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri Aravala Rama Rao, learned counsel for the Petitioner would submit that Respondent No.1 is a driver and while discharging his duty, he failed to oblige the request of the passengers to stop the bus at a vegetarian hotel, for which, an enquiry has been initiated against him and he of annual increment for was imposed with punishment of deferment one year with cumulative effect. Learned counsel would further submit that, against the said punishment, the Driver preferred an same were rejected. Aggrieved thereby, of 2014, wherein, the Labour Court Appeal and also Revision and the Respondent No.1 preferred I.D.No.61 aside the punishment and also i Department. Being aggrieved, the APSRTC set imposed costs of Rs.5,000/- on the filed the present writ petition, being an employee of RTC, Respondent No.1 has to maintain cordial relation with the passengers. He is not supposed Learned counsel would submit that to be rude with the passengers and that Is why the punishment was imposed against Respondent No.1. It is submitted that the learned Judge interfered and set aside the punishment apart from imposing costs of Rs.5,000/-. that, there is Learned counsel would further submit no reason for imposing such costs against the Corporation. 3. None represented for Respondents, Considering the submissions 4. made and as can be seen from the impugned Award passed in I.D.No.61 of 2014, dated 18.02.201“^, the learned IS desirable to order the Depot Manager Judge opined that, it i APSRTC Dharmavaram to suffered by the Driver due to the pay the Workman costs of Rs.5,000/- for the mental agony illegal and unjust order which had mental agony and loss of livelihood. put the Workman to unnecessarv trouble, 3 5. In the facts and circumstances of the present case, this Court does not find any reason to interfere in the;Award passed in I.D.No.61 of 2014 with regard to setting aside the punishment imposed against Respondent No.1 herein (Driver). However, interference of this Court i to imposition of costs against the Petitioner. IS warranted with regard 6. In that view, the Writ Petition is partly allowed setting aside the order of payment of costs of Rs.5,000/- to Respondent No.1 (Driver) by the Petitioner herein. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. That Rule Nisi has been made absolute as above. Witness the Hon’ble the Chief Justice Sri Dhiraj Singh Thakur on this Tuesday, Twenty Ninth day of April, Two Thousand and Twenty Five. Sd/- U. SRIDEVI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR Z '"i V //TRUE COPY// f - H.-i ■s. SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Depot Manager, Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, Dharmavaram, Anantapur District. - ' 2. The Regional Secretary, Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, National Mazdoor Union, Represented on behalf of E. Nagendra, Driver, E. No 404035, Dharmavaram Depot., Anantapur District.(BY SPEED POST) 3. The Industrial Tribunal - Cum - Labour Court, Anantapuramu, Anantapuramu Dist. 4. One CC to Sri Aravala Rama Rao(SC for APSRTC) [OPUC] 5. One CC to Sri P. Govinda Rajulu, Advocate [OPUC] 6. Two CC’s to GP for Labour, High Court of A.P. at Amaravati[OUT] 7. Three CD Copies. ssb HIGH COURT DATED:29/04/2025 ORDER WP.No.15148 of 2018 PARTLY ALLOWING THE W.P. WITHOUT COSTS