SBCWP No.6434/02. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR. O R D E R S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.6434/2002. Shiv Charan Gupta Vs. Union of India & Ors. Date of order : November 10, 2008. HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMAD RAFIQ Shri Samandar Singh for the petitioner. Shri S.S. Hasan for the respondents. **** BY THE COURT :- Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2) The writ petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging the order dated 13/8/2002 with a prayer that respondents be directed to reinstate the petitioner with full back wages and consequential benefits. 3) The writ petition is directed against the Union of India which pertains to the employment under the Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Alwar. 4) In view of the judgment of the Apex Court in L.Chandra Kumar Vs. Union of India & Ors. : AIR 1997 SC 1125, the writ petition is not maintainable directly before this court. Petitioner shall have to SBCWP No.6434/02. 2 first approach the Central Administrative Tribunal. Learned counsel for the petitioner at this stage submitted that he may have difficulty in approaching the Tribunal now because of limitation and therefore prayed that this matter may be transmitted to the Tribunal. Prayer is declined. 5) Petitioner may directly make an application before the Tribunal with his submission regarding delay giving all these reasons so as to take advantate of Section 5 as well as Section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963 read with Section 21 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985. In view of the observations made above, the writ petition is dismissed being not maintainable. (MOHAMMAD RAFIQ), J. anil