THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO W.P.No.26690 of 1996 Between M.Srinivas and others ..Petitioner AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh represented by its Secretary, Education Department and others ..Respondents JUDGMENT 14.2.2007 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO W.P.No.26690 of 1996 JUDGMENT: This writ petition has been instituted by the petitioners questioning the validity of the notification issued on 15.11.1996 proposing to make direct recruitment to the posts of Lecturers in various Government Degree Colleges without regularising the services of the writ petitioners. The writ petitioners are admittedly engaged to work as Lecturers in Government Colleges. They have raised a question relating to the validity of the process of direct recruitment initiated for filling up of the posts of Lecturers in various Subjects in the Government Colleges. In view of the judgment rendered by the Supreme Court in L.Chandra Kumar vs. Union of India[1], the writ petitioners cannot institute this proceedings at the first instance in this Court. They have to approach the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal. In this view of the matter, the writ petition is dismissed, as it is not maintainable. ________________________________ NOOTY RAMAMOHAN RAO.J. 14.2.1.2007 psr [1] AIR 1997 SC 1125