IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) 26.02.2010 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 23849 of 2009 Between: The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Eluru Range and four others. ..... PETITIONERS AND A.Venkateswara Rao .....RESPONDENT ORDER: (Per Sri Justice GHULAM MOHAMMED) This Writ Petition has been filed challenging the order dated 23.6.2009 passed in O.A.No. 6904 of 2009 on the file of A.P. Administrative Tribunal (for short “the Tribunal”). By the impugned order dated 23.6.2009, the Tribunal suspended the order of reversion of the applicant. This Court by order-dated 5.11.2009 while admitting the Writ Petition passed the following order in WPMP No. 30993 of 2009: “In the circumstances, therefore, we are constrained to entertain the Writ Petition by admitting the same, and we are also of the view that the interim order of the Tribunal in O.A.No. 6904 of 2009, dated 23.6.2009, is necessary to be suspended pending further orders. Accordingly, there shall be interim suspension of the interim order of the Tribunal, in O.A.No. 6904 of 2009, dated 23.6.2009, and all further proceedings in the contempt application No. 716 of 2009 shall stand stayed. Notice.” The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the order of reversion was already given effect to and the applicant has joined duty to the reverted post on 20.02.2009. When once the Tribunal is seized of the matter and there is no decision rendered on merits, it is not open for this Court to determine the rights of the parties. Hence, we are not inclined to exercise our certiorari jurisdiction inasmuch as there is no decision rendered by the Tribunal on merits. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. However, since the respondents have already filed vacate stay petition, which is pending before the Tribunal and there is no adjudication of the matter on merits, we deem it appropriate to direct the Tribunal to decide the VMA No. 1467 of 2009 on merits, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. In the meanwhile the direction given by this Court on 5.11.2009 shall operate. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J ______________________________ SANJAY KUMAR , J Dt. 26.02.2010 KA ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 2 CD copies