HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH Dated 1-4-2010 WRIT PETITION No.3008 OF 2004 Between: T.Sainadh. …Petitioner. And: The Chief General Manager and others. …Respondents. HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH Dated 1-4-2010 WRIT PETITION No.3008 OF 2004 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed seeking to declare the appointment of the 7th respondent as Standing Counsel by respondents 1 to 6 as being contrary to A.P. Law Officers Appointment and Conditions of Service Instructions, 2000 (G.O.Ms.No.187 dated 6- 12-2000) as being illegal, unjust, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India. 2. The learned Standing Counsel for the respondents submits that after establishment of the Central Administrative Tribunal under Section 4 of the Administration Tribunals Act, 1985 (In short ‘the Act’), the jurisdiction of this Court to adjudicate the dispute raised in this Writ Petition has been ousted under Section 28 of the Act and the jurisdiction to resolve the dispute is vested with the Central Administrative Tribunal and therefore, he prays this Court to transfer this case to the A.P. Central Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad. 3. In view of the submissions made by the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents, the Registry is directed to transfer this case to the A.P. Central Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad for disposal according to law. 4. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. ________________________ Justice G.CHANDRAIAH Dated 1-4-2010 Note: C.C. in one week. BO. Dvs HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION No.3008 OF 2004 Dated 1-4-2010