THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO. 15967 of 1997 Dated: 05-07-2006 Between: L. Mallikarjuna Rao ..... PETITIONER AND The Govt., of A.P., rep., by its Secretary, Irrigation & Command Area Development Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and two others. .....RESPONDENTS THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S. RAO WRIT PETITION No.15967 of 1997 ORDER: The petitioner at the relevant time was working as Inspector Grade II in Department of Irrigation and Command Area Development, Government of Andhra Pradesh. He filed the writ petition aggrieved by the letter dated 12-05-1997 issued by the third respondent whereby and where under he was informed that he is due to retire on 30-06-1997. The petitioner contends that being the workman he is entitled to continue up to the age of sixty years in service as per the provisions of t h e Andhra Pradesh Public Employment (Regulation of Age of Superannuation) Act, 1984. The petitioner is admittedly a government employee and therefore, this Court does not have initial jurisdiction to maintain the writ petition. On this ground alone, the writ petition is rejected. It shall be open to the petitioner to work out his remedies elsewhere. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. No costs. _____________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 5th July, 2006 ghn