IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH & THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.11019 of 2009 Between: The Government of A.P. rep.by its Secretary, R&B Department, Secretariat Building, Hyderabad and 4 others ..... PETITIONERS AND S.Khaleel Hussain .....RESPONDENT The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH & THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.11019 of 2009 ORDER: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice V.Eswaraiah) State filed this writ petition against the interim order passed by the A.P.Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad (hereinafter referred to as “the Tribunal”) in O.A.6679/2008 dated 19.08.2008. By the aforesaid order, the Tribunal directed the petitioners herein to consider the case of the respondent/applicant for promotion to the post of Assistant Engineer treating the diploma in Civil Engineering acquired by the respondent/applicant from the Institute of Advanced Studies in Education, deemed to be University, Gandhi Vidya Mandir, Sardarshar, Rajasthan as valid. The said order of the Tribunal was suspended by this Court, while admitting the writ petition, by order dated 05.06.2009. To vacate the said order, the respondent/applicant filed WVMP.3305/2009. At the stage of hearing of the interlocutory application, the learned counsel appearing for the respondent/applicant before the Tribunal fairly submits that the order passed by the Tribunal is only an ex parte order and the Government filed counter along with VMA in the O.A, but without considering the application filed for vacating the interim order, the Tribunal issued notice in Contempt Case No.701/2008 and the petitioners herein are directed to appear before the Tribunal. As the interim order passed by the Tribunal itself was suspended, the learned counsel appearing for the respondent/applicant submits that the Tribunal may be directed to dispose of the O.A. itself, since counter has already been filed by the Government. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, we dispose of the writ petition, requesting the Tribunal to take up the O.A.itself for final disposal, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of 8 (eight) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It is made clear that the interim suspension of the impugned order dated 05.06.2009 passed by this court in this writ petition would continue till disposal of the O.A. No order as to costs. ___________________ V.ESWARAIAH,J ________________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR,J Dated: 25.01.2010 Dsr