THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.G.SHANKAR W.P.No.2662 of 2011 ORDER(Per Sri Justice Ghulam Mohammed, J) This writ petition is filed assailing the order, dated 19.01.2011, passed by the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad, (for short, ‘the Tribunal’) in OA No.9031 of 2010, whereby the Tribunal while ordering notice before admission, declined to pass an interim order as prayed for by the petitioners. 2. This writ petition is misconceived. The Tribunal thought it proper to order notice before admission while refusing to grant interim order after considering the case record. Denial of an interim order, at the threshold will not entitle the petitioners, as a matter of right, to invoke the jurisdiction of this Court. The Tribunal deemed it appropriate that notice be given to the opposite side so as to invite a counter for adjudication of the matter on merits. 3. The Supreme Court in L. CHANDRA KUMAR vs. UNION OF INDIA1, inter alia, held that in the first instance, the Tribunal shall adjudicate the matter and decide the rights of the parties on merits. Mere ordering of notice in an interlocutory application does not amount to rendering of a decision on merits. The Tribunal, considering the facts and circumstances of the case, declined to exercise its jurisdiction in granting an interim order while ordering notice to the opposite parties. Since the matter is seized up before the Tribunal, we are not inclined to entertain this writ petition. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. However, the Tribunal is directed to dispose of the O.A. expeditiously, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No order as to costs. _______________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J _______________ K.G.SHANKAR, J Date:09.02.2011 sj 1 AIR 1997 SC 1125