IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G. BIKSHAPATHY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO : 24138 of 2000 Between: 1 Union of India Rep.by its Secretary Ministry of Defence DHQ PO, New Delhi. 2 The Engineer-in-chief, Army Headquarters Kashmir House New Delhi. 3 The Chief Engineer, Southern Command Pune, Maharastra. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 M.S.Rama Rao S/o.Late M.Appa Rao C/o.Lt Col., MVC Rao, 1/18/42, MES Colony Venkatapuram Thirmalgiri, Secunderabad-15 2 Central Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad Bench, Rep.by its Registrar Public Gardens, Hyderabad. .....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 order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the orders in OA.No.711/97 dated 9-6-1997 on the file of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad Bench, Hyderabad as illegal, arbitrary and unsustainable in law and set aside the same. Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri A.SANJEEV KUMAR, Additional Standing Counsel for Central Government. Counsel for the Respondents: None appeared The Court made the following : O R D E R: (PER GB.J) 1) The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the matter is covered by the decision of a Division Bench of this Court rendered in W.P.No.4450 of 2004, dated 25.06.2004. 2) The writ petition is accordingly disposed of in terms of the judgment of this Court in W.P.No.4450 of 2004, dated 25.06.2004. No costs. _________________ G.BIKSHAPATHY.J., _________________ P.S.NARAYANA.J., 29.12.2004 tjs To 1. Secretary, Union of India, Ministry of Defence DHQ PO, New Delhi. (Along with a copy of judgment in W.P.No.4450 of 2004) 2. The Engineer-in-chief, Army Headquarters Kashmir House New Delhi. 3. The Chief Engineer, Southern Command Pune, Maharastra. 4 The Registrar, C.A.T., Hyderabad Branch, Hyderabad. 5 2CD copies.