THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR W.P.NO.12289 OF 2000 Dt.7.9.2009 Between: E.Balaiah and another … Petitioners And The Commissioner, Survey, Settlement and Land Records, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad And others …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR W.P.NO.12289 OF 2000 ORDER: (Per Sri Justice Vilas V. Afzulpurkar) Petitioners seek writ of mandamus directing the respondents to appoint the petitioners as Deputy Surveyors in pursuance of their selection made in the year 1990 to the post of Deputy Surveyor in Survey and Land Records in Nizamabad District. The petitioners, who were applicants in O.A.No.7291 of 1993, had earlier filed O.A.Nos.56220 and 56221 of 1990 before the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal seeking a direction that their cases should be considered for the said post of Deputy Surveyor and the Tribunal passed interim orders permitting the petitioners to appear for the written test provided they are eligible for the same. The petitioners appear to have participated in the written test along with one Gnaneshwar, who also similarly situated and who had also filed another O.A.No.56125 of 1990, and had secured similar interim direction. It appears that subsequently the O.A. filed by Gnaneshwar was allowed by the Tribunal on 21.4.1992, whereas the O.As filed by the petitioners were dismissed on 26.3.1991 as not maintainable. Though the said Gnaneshwar was appointed on the basis of the written test, the petitioners were not appointed. Therefore they filed the present O.A.No.7291 of 1993. The Tribunal by order dated 5.3.1999 had disposed of the said O.A. with an observation that the 1st respondent may consider the case of the applicants for appointment as Deputy Surveyors, if they have secured higher rank than that of Gnaneshwar and if there are existing vacancies available in their category. Thereupon, the petitioners filed review application being Review M.A.No.840 of 2000 before the Tribunal stating that they never raised any such contention in the O.A. that they secured higher rank than Gnaneshwar. After considering the review application, the Tribunal dismissed the review petition by a reasoned order dated 4.5.2000. The petitioners have not questioned either the order in O.A.No.7291 of 1993 or the order in Review M.A.No.840 of 2000. Curiously, the petitioners filed writ of mandamus seeking direction to the respondents to appoint them as Deputy Surveyors without reference to the orders of the Tribunal referred to above. We have heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. We have pointed out to the learned counsel that the judicial review jurisdiction of this Court is in the nature of certiorari for correction of the orders of this Tribunal, if any required, in a given case and the relief of mandamus would therefore be totally misconceived. Further, the relief sought for is for a direction without reference to the orders of the Tribunal which also cannot be granted in view of the fact that the orders of the Tribunal in O.A.No.7291 of 1993 and Review M.A.No.840 of 2000 are not questioned and they have become final. Even otherwise, the earlier O.A.Nos.56220 and 56221 of 1990 filed by the petitioners were dismissed by the Tribunal by order, dated 26.3.1991, as not maintainable, which was also not questioned by the petitioners. In this view of the matter, the petitioners are not entitled for any relief. The writ petition is liable to be dismissed and the same is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. ________________ V.ESWARAIAH, J. ________________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J. 7.9.2009 kpr