IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G. BIKSHAPATHY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION No: 16861 of 2004 Between: 1 J. Gajendra Rao S/o J. Meenaji Rao, Deputy General Manager, Transmission Circle, HMWS & SB, Hyderabad. 2 S. Asif Ali S/o S. Safdar Ali Deputy Executive Engineer (PH), O/o The Executive Engineer, Division IX, West Zone, MCH Circle-V, Khairtabad, Hyderabad. 3 A. Dattareya S/o Mallaiah O&M Division No.7 Sub-Div. No.2, HMWS & SB, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Hyderabad Metro Water Supply and Sewerage Board, rep by Managing Director, Hyderabad. 2 The Government of A.P., rep by Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 The Engineer-in-Chief, Public Health, Hyderabad. 4 M. Konda Reddy S/o Sri M. Narayana Reddy Hyderabad Metro Water Supply and Sewerage Board, Banjara Hills, Sub- Division, Hyderabad Under orders of Promotion and allotment to HMWS & SB, Hyderabad. 5 S.V.Surendra Babu, S/o. S. Krishna Murthy, Deputy General Manager (Electrical), H.M.W.S. & S.B., Hyderabad. (Impleaded as per the orders of this Court, dated 11.11.2004 in WPMP.No.27178/2004) 6 D.R.P. Anand Rao, S/o. D.R. Prakash Rao, Deputy Executive Engineer, (Dy. General Manager) Transmission Division, H.M.W.S. & S.B. Hyderabad. (Impleaded as per the orders of this Court, dated 15.03.2005 in WPMP.No.3283/2005) .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Certiorari and call for the records relating to and in connection with the order dt 31-08-2004 in O.A. No. 3857 of 2004 on the file of the Hon'ble A.P. Administrative Tribunal and set a side the same as illegal, unconstitutional, contrary to the law. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.T.JAGDISH Counsel for the Respondent No.1: M. VENKATESHWARI Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 & 3: GP FOR SERVICES-I. Counsel for the Respondent No.4: MR.NOOTY RAMMOHAN RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.5: MR.P.BALAKRISHNA MURTHY The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER:- (PER GB,J.) Similar Writ Petitions were disposed of by this Court directing the Tribunal to dispose of the main O.As., itself and pending disposal of the O.As., status quo was directed to be maintained. 2. The present Writ Petition also stands on the same footing. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the Tribunal to dispose of the O.A. along with batch and pending disposal of the O.A., status quo as obtained today shall continue. _____________________ G. BIKSHAPATHY, J ___________________ P.S. NARAYANA, J Date: 15.03.2005 ES To 1 Hyderabad Metro Water Supply and Sewerage Board, rep by Managing Director, Hyderabad. 2 The Government of A.P., rep by Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 The Engineer-in-Chief, Public Health, Hyderabad. 4 2 CCs to the G.P. for Services-II, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT) 5 2 CD copies 6 1 CC to MR.BALA KRISHNA MURTHY