THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU W.P. No. 1553 of 2001 O R D E R: It appears, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board being a local authority, its employees have to necessarily approach the A.P. Administrative Tribunal, under Section 15 of the Tribunals Act. Further, the Government issued G.O.Ms.No. 652 General Administration Department, dated 11.11.1989, in exercise of powers under Sub-Section (2) of Section 15 of the Tribunals Act, making Section 15(3) of the Tribunals Act applicable to the local authorities under the control of the State Government. This Court, when a similar situation arose in Bhaskara Rao R v. Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (2001 (3) ALD 389), held that the writ petition is not maintainable and the petitioners have to approach the A.P. Administrative Tribunal first, if they want to espouse their cause further. The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board being a local authority, the service disputes have to be settled at the first instance by the A.P. Administrative Tribunal. In view of the same, the writ petition is disposed of directing the petitioner to approach the A.P. Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad and workout his remedies as available under the law. JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU. Date: 23-8-2010. Note: 1. Registry to return all the material papers filed along with the writ petition, to learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. Issue copies of this order within three days. (BO) MVB.