THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B. PRAKASH RAO AND THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No. 4170 of 2006 Between: V. Veeresham … PETITIONER AND Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep., by its Principal Secretary to Govt., General Administration (Pol.) Department, A.P. Secretariat, Hyderabad & others. … RESPONDENTS ORDER: (PER THE HONOURABLE RR,J) Heard Sri S. Satyam Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and the Government Pleader for Services-II and Sri M.Surender Rao, learned counsel for the respondents and with their consent, the writ petition itself was taken up for final disposal. Aggrieved by the orders in VMA.Nos.1348 and 1352 of 2005 in O.A.No.8760 of 2005 dated 17.02.2006 whereby the interim orders passed earlier were modified holding that any promotions pursuant to the G.O.Rt.No.7327, General Administration (SC.F) Department, dated 26.10.2005 shall be subject to the outcome of the O.A., the present writ petition is filed. While Sri S. Satyam Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, seeks to make submissions on merits, the fact remains that the writ petition is preferred against an interlocutory order of the Tribunal and the main O.A. itself is still pending on the file of the A.P. Administrative Tribunal. It has been pointed out to us that the petitioner and the respondents 2 and 3 are all now in the Deputy Secretaries cadre. The 2nd applicant in the O.A. has also retired from service. Since it is represented before us by the learned Special Government Pleader that no promotions are likely to take place in the immediate future to fill up the post of Joint Secretary, no prejudice would be caused, either to the petitioner herein or to respondents 2 and 3, by the interim order passed by the Tribunal. We do not see any need to modify the order, as requested by Sri S. Satyam Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, to an order of status quo since the petitioner herein cannot be said to be aggrieved, as at present, by the order passed by the Tribunal. Since larger questions arise for consideration, it is necessary that the O.A. itself is disposed of as expeditiously as possible, in any event, not later than, three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. _____________________ B. PRAKASH RAO, J _____________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J Date: 20.07.2006 ES