THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE T. MEENA KUMARI and THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION No. 17495 of 2007 O R D E R: (Per the Hon’ble Smt. Justice T. Meena Kumari) This writ petition is filed against the interim order dated 7.8.2007 passed by the A.P. Administrative Tribunal in O.A. No. 4559 of 2007. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Gangaiah Naidu for respondents 1 and 2 and the learned Government Pleader for Services-II for respondents 3 to 5. The respondents 1 and 2 herein filed O.A. No. 4559 of 2007 before the Tribunal stating that para 4 of G.O.Ms.No. 187 Finance (SMPC) Department dated 1.7.2006 is contrary to the Special Rules issued in G.O.Ms.No. 339 HM&FW Department dated 28.8.1996. The Tribunal passed interim order suspending para 4 of the said G.O.Ms.No. 187 Finance (SMPC) Department dated 1.7.2006. While passing the said interim order, the Tribunal observed that it is open to the official respondents to fill up the posts of Junior Scientific Officer in accordance with the Special Rules governing the said post. In view of the above position and having regard to the fact that this writ petition is filed against the grant of interim order only and that the vacate petition is said to have been filed before the Tribunal and it is still pending and also in view of the fact that this Court while issuing notice before admission on 14.8.2007 ordered that status quo existing as on that day shall be maintained pending further orders, we direct the Tribunal to dispose of the O.A. along with the vacate petition within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till such time, status quo as ordered by this Court on 14.8.2007 shall be continued. The writ petition is disposed of with the above directions. T. MEENA KUMARI, J. G. CHANDRAIAH, J. Date: 20-08-2007. MVB.