IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY THURSDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF APRIL, TWO THOUSAND NINE ONLY WRIT PETITION No.6920 of 2009 Between: Mallela Venkateshwarlu. … Petitioner And Municipal Corporation of Guntur, Reptd., by its Commissioner, Guntur and another. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri P.Subash. Counsel for the respondents: Sri B.Venkataratnam. This Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “… to issue an appropriate writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in issuing the suspension orders vide ROC No.363/09/G1, dated 20-3-2009 against the petitioner as illegal, arbitrary, unjust, in violation of principles of natural justice and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India by setting aside the same and consequently to direct the 1st respondent to drop all charges framed against the petitioner”. The objection raised by Sri B.Venkataratnam, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents, as to the maintainability of the Writ Petition is well founded because under Section 15(1)(b) of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 it is the Administrative Tribunal of the State, which has the jurisdiction, in the first instance, to entertain a dispute pertaining to in-service matter of local or other authority under which expression the respondents fall. In view of the same, the Writ Petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to approach the A.P. Administrative Tribunal. ------------------------------------ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:02-4-2009 MNR