THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No.12864 OF 2011 Dated: 26.07.2011 Between: M.Satyam Naidu ..... Petitioner AND The District Collector, Srikakulam and 2 others ..... Respondents The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No.12864 OF 2011 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking to issue a writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the 1st respondent in disposing of the appeal, dated 18.08.2003, filed by the petitioner, as illegal, arbitrary and consequently, direct the 1st respondent, being the appellate authority, to dispose of the appeal dated 18.08.2003. 2. The petitioner while working as Secretary of the 3rd respondent- Society, was placed under suspension and thereafter, he was dismissed from service by order, dated 17.07.2003. Aggrieved thereby, the petitioner preferred an appeal, dated 18.08.2003 before the 1st respondent and the same was not disposed of till today. The petitioner also made several representations, dated 30.04.2004, 13.11.2006, 10.12.2007 and telegrams dated 07.07.2005, 27.03.2007, 23.05.2007, 11.10.2007 and 30.11.2009 to the 1st respondent for disposal of his appeal. Since the appeal is not disposed of, the petitioner filed Writ Petition No.24861 of 2007 and by order, dated 23.11.2007, this Court disposed of the same directing the 1st respondent to dispose of the appeal, dated 18.08.2003, filed by the petitioner within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of the said order, but the appeal was not disposed of. Hence, the writ petition. 3. Heard. 4. The petitioner already filed a writ petition before this Court in Writ Petition No.24861 of 2007 in not disposing of the appeal dated 18.08.2003, wherein this Court directed the 1st respondent to dispose of the appeal within four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the said order. Therefore, the petitioner cannot be permitted to file the writ petitions one after another for the very same relief, as the principle of res judicata applies to it. Hence, the writ petition is devoid of any merit and is liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ K.C.BHANU, J Dated: 26th July, 2011 Ivd THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No.12864 OF 2011 26th July, 2011 Ivd