THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR W.P.No.1185 of 2007 Date: 09.09.2010 Between: Mohd. Sultanuddin … Petitioner AND The Superintendent of Police, Railway Police, Vijayawada, H.C.A. of SRP/Secunderabad. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR W.P. No.1185 of 2007 ORDER: The petitioner, a retired Sub-Inspector of the Railway police, seeks to canvass his grievance with regard to postponement of his increment by way of a punishment. Being a member of the railway police, the petitioner ought to have approached the Central Administrative Tribunal in the first instance and not this Court. As pointed out by the Supreme Court in L. Chandra Kumar v. Union of India[1] this Court would not have the jurisdiction in the first instance to entertain such a service dispute. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed leaving it open to the petitioner to approach the Central Administrative Tribunal in accordance with law. No costs. __________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J Date: 09.09.2010 Isn [1] 1997 (3) SCC 261