IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH & THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.28311 of 2009 Between: The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by its Principal Secretary, Revenue (Vigilance-C) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad ..... PETITIONER AND Khaja Qumaruddin and another .....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH & THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.28311 of 2009 ORDER: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice V.Eswaraiah) This writ petition is filed by the Government of Andhra Pradesh seeking to quash the order of the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad passed in O.A.203/2008 dated 12.12.2008. The said O.A.was filed by the 1st respondent questioning the orders of the Government in G.O.Ms.No.1994 dated 22.11.2007 in dismissing him from service on the ground of his conviction in a criminal case. The Tribunal below set aside the said order of the Government in dismissing the 1st respondent from service, following the orders of this Court in W.P.16102.2007 dated 07.08.2007. The learned Government Pleader appearing for the petitioner submits that the subject matter of this writ petition is squarely covered by the judgment of this Court in the case of State of Andhra Pradesh and others v. P.Rajasekhar and others[1]. In the above said judgment, the identical orders of the Tribunal have been questioned by the State and this Court held that the judgment of this Court in W.P.16102/2007 is per incuriam and therefore, the order of the Tribunal therein based on the aforesaid decision deserves to be set aside and accordingly set aside the orders of the Tribunal therein. Following the aforesaid judgment, the impugned order of the Tribunal is set aside and the O.A. filed by the 1st respondent herein is dismissed. The Writ Petition is accordingly allowed. No order as to costs. ___________________ V.ESWARAIAH,J ________________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR,J Dated: 27.08.2010 Dsr [1] 2010(1) ALD 595 (D.B)