HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH Writ Petition No.6498 of 1999 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Ghulam Mohammed) Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad, has clubbed O.A.No.1002 of 1997 along with a batch of OAs seeking direction to the official respondents to give preference to the post-graduates for promotion to the post of Deputy Executive Engineer or other higher post, and passed common order dated 01-02-1999. Learned counsel further submits that the subject-matter of the said O.A. is totally diﬀerent. Apart from this, it is averred in the writ aﬃdavit that O.A.No.1002 of 1997 is not connected with the said batch, and this fact is not controverted by ﬁling the counter-affidavit. 2. In the circumstances, the impugned order in O.A.No.1002 of 1997 insofar as the petitioner is concerned, is set aside and the matter is remitted back to the Tribunal to dispose of O.A. on merits, expeditiously. The writ petition is accordingly allowed. No order as to costs. ___________________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J. ________________________ G.CHANDRAIAH, J. 11-09-2008 Bsc