IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO : 7633 of 2008 Between: 1 The Direictor , Women Development And Child Welfare, H.No. 8-3-222, Vengalrao Nagar, P.O., AP. Hyd. 2 The Principal Secretary to Govt., Women Development & Child Welfare, SEcretariat Building, A.P., Hyd. ..... PETITIONERS AND T.V. Krishna Muirthy, R/o. H.No. 30-266/12/1/1, Dean Dayalnagar, Hyd. Dist. .....RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus calling for the records relating to the orders of the Hon'ble A.P.Admn, Tribunal, Hyd passed in O.A.No. 1417/2006 dated 12-03-2007 as being erroneous illegal and unreasonable and quash the same. Counsel for the Petitioner:GP FOR SERVICES II Counsel for the Respondent No.: . The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & THE HON'BLE SRI. JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO :7633 of 2008 ORDER: (Per the Honourable Smt. Justice T.Meena Kumari) This writ petition is filed by the petitioners seeking to set aside the order of the tribunal passed in O.A.No:1417 of 2006 on 12.3.2007. The respondent is the applicant, who has filed the O.A seeking to declare the action of the 1st respondent therein in issuing the orders of forfeiting the right of the applicant for promotion as Child Development Project Officer permanently as contrary and consequently declare that the applicant is deemed to have officiated in the promotion post of Child Development Officer and entitled for fixation of pay in the promotion post and arrears of salary and other benefits. On a consideration of the material available on record, the tribunal has allowed the O.A filed by the applicant. Having aggrieved by the same, the respondents have preferred the present writ petition. Heard the learned G.P and perused the entire material available on record as well as the order impugned. Before going into the merits of the case, it is pertinent to note that the order as to the promotion was cancelled on the ground that the applicant did not join the promotion post within the stipulated time of 15 days. At this juncture, the fact that remains undisputed is that the applicant was holding second key of the cash chest and operating the Bank account along with the Accounts Officer and that the applicant was not relieved from the post of Superintendent so as to enable him to join the promotion post. In these circumstances, the order as to the cancellation of the promotion amounts to arbitrariness and illegal as rightly observed by the tribunal. Therefore, We feel that the order of the tribunal needs no interference by this Court. It is also pertinent to note that the order of the tribunal has been challenged after a lapse of one year. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and in view of the delay on the part of the authorities in filing the present writ petition, We have no hesitation to hold that the present writ petition is devoid of merits and the same is liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed. No costs. _____________________ Justice T. Meena Kumari __________________ Justice P.S.Narayana Date: 09/04/2008 Gurc/nn THE HON'BLE SMT JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO.7633 OF 2008 (Order delivered by the Hon’ble Smt. Justice T. Meena Kumari) Dated: 09.04.2008