IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 8419 OF 2007 Between: C.Chandrasekhar ..... PETITIONER AND Government of Andhra Pradesh Endowments Department, represented by its Commisioner Boggulkakunta, Hyderabad and others .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: Counsel for the Respondents: The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 8419 OF 2007 ORDER : This writ petition is filed with the following prayer: “To Issue an order direction or writ particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ (i) declaring the seniority list Rc.No. B1/1460/2006 dated 18.11.2006 in so far as showing the 3rd respondent at Sl. No.5 as illegal, arbitrary and unjust; (ii) declare the action of the 2nd respondent in promoting the 3rd respondent as Executive Officer Grade-III as illegal, arbitrary and unjust; and consequently set aside and direct the respondents to promote the petitioner to the post of Executive Officer Grade-III with effect from the date on which the 3rd respondent has been promoted.” At the outset, the learned counsel for the petitioner has brought to the notice of this Court that in an identical circumstance a Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.71 of 2008 dated 16.11.2009 held that the dispute requires consideration by the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal (for short ‘the Tribunal’) and accordingly disposed of the Writ Appeal with the directions as under: “Accordingly, we set aside the impugned order and direct the 1st respondent-writ petitioner to approach the A.P. Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad by way of appropriate application within four weeks from today and on such application being filed by the 1st respondent-writ petitioner, the Tribunal shall consider and dispose of the same in accordance with law, without going into the aspect of limitation. The writ appeal is accordingly disposed of. No costs.” Since the petitioner herein is also similarly situated, the learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to approach the Tribunal. Having regard to the facts and circumstances, the petitioner is permitted to withdraw the writ petition. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn granting liberty to the petitioner to approach the Tribunal within four weeks from today. If any such application is filed the Tribunal shall consider and dispose of the same in accordance with law without going into the question of limitation. No costs. _____________ G. ROHINI, J. Date: 18.01.2010 Ivd