1 463510 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 4635 OF 2010 State of Maharashtra ...Petitioner V/s. Ravendra Mohan Dayal, IFS, & Anr. ...Respondents Mr. Vinay Sonpal, ‘A’ Panel Counsel, for the Petitioner Respondent No.1, in person CORAM: A.M. KHANWILKAR AND MRS. MRIDULA BHATKAR, JJ. DATE: 5TH MAY, 2011 P.C.:- Preliminary objection regarding maintainability of this petition before the High Court has been raised. It is indisputable that the Original Application was filed by the respondent before the Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi. The same was finally disposed of by the said Tribunal on 17th March, 2010, which is subject-matter of challenge in this petition. In view of the exposition in the case of L. Chandra Kumar v. Union of India & Ors., reported in Vol. VI - 1998 (2) All India Services Law Journal 124, the decision of 2 463510 the Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi, will, however, be subject to scrutiny before the Division Bench of the High Court of Delhi, as the concerned Tribunal falls within its jurisdiction. We accept this preliminary objection. 2. The petition is, therefore, disposed of, with liberty to the petitioners to pursue remedy of writ petition before the Delhi High Court, if so advised. All questions are left open. MRS. MRIDULA BHATKAR, J. A.M. KHANWILKAR, J.