IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 26621 of 1999 Between: Mohd. Hameed Khan S/o.Mohd.Ibrahim A.P Fire Service Department Medak. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Director General of Fire Services A.P B.R.K.Bhavan Hyderabad. 2 The Regional Fire Officer Central Region B.R.K.Bhavan Hyderabad. 3 The Divisional Fire Officer Mahabubnagar Dist. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to To issue an order,direction or an appropriate writ more particularly in the nature of writ of mandamus directing the respondents to reinstate the petitioner into service with all consequential benefits by holding that the Judgement of the Hon'ble Tribunal dated 11-8-98 in O.A.No.4906/98 and the order of removal of the petitioner by the 2nd respondent dated 29-3-1984 as bad in law,erroneous,arbitrary,unjustified,illegal,discriminatory and violative of articles 14,16,21 and 311(2) of the Constitution of India and A.P Civil Services (C.C.A) Rules, 1963 and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.GOPALA RAO GANDRAKOTA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR SERVICES II The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.26621 of 1999 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice C.V.Ramulu) This writ petition is filed challenging the order made in O.A.No.4906 of 1998 dated 11.8.1998 on the file of A.P. Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad. It appears, petitioner filed the above O.A. seeking a direction to the respondents to reinstate him into service as Fireman with all consequential benefits and attendant benefits including arrears of salary, seniority and promotion etc. It was the case of the petitioner before the Tribunal that he was appointed as Fireman vide proceedings dated 15.5.1970. Due to severe health problems, he took leave from 10.12.1981 to 12.12.1981, which was sanctioned and he further sought extension of leave. As his health condition was deteriorating and his wife also had cardiac problem, he represented the respondents on 31.10.1983 requesting to relieve him from duties on the ground of ‘medical invalidation’. The grievance of the petitioner was that though the respondents passed orders on 29.3.1984 removing him from service, the same were given retrospective effect from 10.12.1981. The respondents have stated that the petitioner was removed from service on 29.3.1984 retrospectively with effect from 10.12.1981 and he filed the O.A. after a long lapse of time i.e. in the year 1998, therefore it would not be possible to consider his case for reinstatement at this length of time. The Tribunal, ultimately held that it would not be possible to give any directions to the respondents to consider reinstatement of petitioner into service after such a long gap for whatever reasons. In view of the cogent reasons furnished, we are not inclined to interfere with the order passed by the Tribunal. The writ petition is devoid of merits and liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. ____________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J _____________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 17.7.2008 DA THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.26621 of 1999 (Order of the Bench delivered by Hon’ble Sri Justice C.V.Ramulu) 17.7.2008