IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE SRI. JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 1762 of 2008 Between: 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Special Chief Secretary, Planning Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Director of Economics & Statistics, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 P.Ramakrishna O/o. Director of Economics & Statistics, Govt. of A.P., Hyderabad on Deputation as the Managing Director, A.P. Technological Services, Hyderabad. 2 P.Narsimhulu, Joint Director, APSDMS, Secretariat, 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 an order, direction or a Writ particularly one in the nature of Writ of Certiorari calling for the records relating to the orders of the Hon'ble Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal dated 18.12.2007 in O.A.No.5068/2007 and to quash the same and to pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioners: GP FOR SERVICES II Counsel for the Respondent No.: .No appearance The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & THE HON'BLE SRI. JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 1762 of 2008 ORDER: (Per the Honourable Smt. Justice T.Meena Kumari) This writ petition is filed by the petitioners seeking to set aside the order of the tribunal passed in O.A.No:5068 of 2007 on 18.12.2007. Originally, the 1st respondent herein who is the applicant has filed the O.A seeking a direction to respondents-1 and 2 therein to finalize the seniority in the cadres of Statistical Officer, Assistant Director, Deputy Director and Joint Director and to set aside the G.O.Rt.No:256, dated 12.3.2007 and G.O.Rt.No:398, dated 20.4.2007 and G.O.Rt.No:780, dated 24.8.2007 of the 1st respondent therein. The tribunal having observed that the orders passed in G.O.Rt.No:256, dated 12.3.2007 are not sustainable and are liable to be set aside and consequently, the seniority restored to the 3rd respondent therein has to be declared as arbitrary and illegal and thereby, G.O.Rt.No:780, dated 24.8.2007 promoting the 3rd respondent as Director, is liable to be set aside, directed the respondents therein to consider the case of the applicant by conducting the review D.P.C for promotion to the post of Director within a period of four Weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order. Having aggrieved by the same, respondents-1 and 2 in the O.A have preferred the present writ petition. Heard the learned Government Pleader and perused the entire material available on record as well as the order impugned. When this writ petition is taken up for hearing, it is brought to the notice of this Court that aggrieved by the order impugned herein, 3rd respondent in the O.A. has already preferred a writ petition in W.P.No:1763 of 2008 and the same was admitted while granting interim suspension on 4.3.2008. A perusal of the order impugned makes it clear that the party, who is aggrieved by the order impugned herein, is the 3rd respondent. As a matter of fact, the 3rd respondent has already preferred W.P.1763 of 2008. Therefore, the petitioners herein are always at liberty to agitate the case, if any, by filing a counter in the said writ petition and the W.P. filed by the 3rd respondent can be disposed of independently on its own merits. Hence, the present writ petition for the self same relief, which was sought in W.P.1763 of 2008 by the aggrieved party-3rd respondent in O.A. leads to multifarious proceedings and conflicting of opinion. In this view of the matter, the writ petition is liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, the present writ petition is dismissed. No costs. ________________________ Justice T.Meena Kumari ______________________ Justice G.Chandraiah Dated:7.3.2008 Gurc/nn THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & THE HON'BLE SRI. JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 1762 of 2008 (Division Bench Order delivered by Honourable Smt. Justice T.Meena Kumari) 07/03/2008