IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SWAROOP REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 11366 of 2000 Between: V.Satyanarayana, S/o. Lingaiah, Security Printing Press, Mint Compound , Saifabad,. Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The General Manager, Security Printing Press, Mint Compound, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Dy. General Manager, Security Printing Press, Mint Compound, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 3 Joint Secretary to Govt. of India, Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs, North Block, New Delhi. 4 Secretary to Govt. of India, Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs, North Block, New Delhi. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ or orders or direction, especially one in the nature of Writ of Certiorari, (i) to declare the order passed by the central Administrative Tribunal in MA.No.527/99 in OASR.No,.2335/99 DT.13.8.1995 R/W. ORDER PASSED IN r.a.nO.31/2000 DATED13.4.2000 , as illegal, arbitrary and set side the same. (ii) to declare the Impugned Proceeding Dairy Order No.16 dt.5.81996 issued by the Second Respondent and consequential Appellate Order No.F.1/12/96-Cy. I (SPP) dated 11th April , 1997 , issued by the third respondent, as illegal , arbitrary and set aside the same; (iii) direct the respondents to reinstate the petitioner into service, duly granting all other consequential reliefs and (iv) pass any such other order or orders as this Hon'ble court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.VASUDEVA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.B.VENKATA SWAMY The Court made the following : ORDER: (Per Sri Justice P.Swaroop reddy). The writ petition is filed against the order, dated 13.08.1999, passed in MA.No.627 of 1999 in O.A.SR.No.2335 of 1999. The applicant filed the above O.A. on 23.06.1999 challenging the order, dated 11.04.1997, by which he was removed from service. Since there was delay of 438 days in filing the O.A, he filed the above M.A to condone the delay. The reasons given by the applicant for the delay was that he is a semi-literate having studied upto 8th class, that he was not aware of the legal position including the provisions of the Administrative Tribunal Act, and that he belongs to a poor family having no resources to take legal advice. The said M.A was dismissed on 13.08.1999. Aggrieved by the same, he filed Review Application No.31 of 2000 in the same M.A and the same was also dismissed on 13.04.2000. Hence, this writ petition. This is a case where the applicant is removed from service on the ground that he has submitted a false caste certificate. Admittedly, the petitioner himself has voluntarily informed the department about his social status and he has no intention of supressing any facts. Further, this writ petition is filed in the year 2000 and it is being disposed of now i.e., after nine years. If the petitioner files another O.A. at this stage, it will take substantial time and he is now left with two more years service only. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the relief sought for by the petitioner is only condonation of delay in filing the O.A., the delay may be condoned. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, though there are no substantial grounds for condonation of delay, as held by the Tribunal, on humanitarian and sympathetic grounds, particularly in the facts and circumstances of this case, we allow this writ petition thereby affording an opportunity to the petitioner to present the O.A. which shall be entertained if other wise in order but for the delay. The writ petition is accordingly allowed. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________ V.ESWARAIAH,J _______________________ P.SWAROOP REDDY,J 22nd July, 2009. Ivd/Va