THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO And THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO.13241 of 2002 13th July 2006 Between: 1. The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Secretary, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. And five others. …PETITIONERS AND 1. Shaik Lal Saheb, Pipe Line Attender. And fourteen others. …RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO And THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO.13241 of 2002 ORDER: (Per the Hon’ble Mr Justice Ramesh Ranganathan) Heard both the sides. At their request, the Writ Petition itself is taken up for disposal. On the basis of a mistaken representation of the counsel for the applicants in O.A.No.1676 of 2000, on the file of the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad (‘the Tribunal’ for brevity), that the subject matter of the O.A. was covered by its earlier judgment in O.A.No.6932 of 1999 and batch dated 23.02.2001 whereunder the services of the applicants were directed to be considered for regularization in terms of G.O.Ms.No.212, dated 22.04.1994 and G.O.Ms.No.112, dated 23.07.1997, O.A.1676 of 2000 was allowed in accordance with and in terms of the directions passed in O.A.No.6932 of 1999 and batch. Both the learned Government Pleader for Finance and Planning and Sri M.Pandu Ranga Rao, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent agree that O.A.1676 of 2000, which is the subject matter of the present Writ Petition, did not form part of O.A.No.6932 of 1999 and batch and as such ought to have been separately adjudicated on merits by the Tribunal. The Writ Petition is therefore allowed, the order in O.A.No.1676 of 2000 is set aside and the matter is remanded to the Tribunal, to adjudicate O.A.1676 of 2000 on its own merits, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. Needless to state that the interim order of status quo passed by this Court in W.P.M.P.No.16456 of 2002 dated 23.07.2002 shall continue till O.A.No.1676 of 2000 is disposed of by the Tribunal. _________________ (B.PRAKASH RAO, J) _______________________ (RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J) 13th July 2006 RRB