IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.E.N.PATRUDU WRIT PETITION NO :42 of 2005 Dated: 28th January 2006. Between: The Chief Postmaster General, A.P.Circle, and others ..... PETITIONERS AND K.Rajalingam .....RESPONDENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN W.P.NO.42 OF 2005 ORAL ORDER: (Per the Hon’ble Sri Justice J.Chelameswar) This writ petition is, admittedly, covered by a judgment of the Supreme Court in S.L.P.No.15264 of 2003 dated 13th January 2005. A similar claim raised before the Central Administrative Tribunal, Bangalore Bench, was rejected and the said rejection was confirmed by the abovementioned judgment of the Supreme Court. In the circumstances, the writ petition is allowed as prayed for. ---------------------- J.Chelameswar, J ----------------------------- Ramesh Ranganathan, J 28th January 2006 mrk