THE HONOURBALE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WP Nos.35471, 35473, 32499 AND 32520 OF 1998 Between: The P.W.D Workcharged Workers Union, rep. By its General Secretary, D.Balaiah and others .…Petitioners Vs. The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. By its Principal Secretary to Irrigation and CAD Department, Secretariat,Hyderabad and others …Respondents THE HONOURBALE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WP Nos.35471, 35473, 32499 AND 32520 OF 1998 ORAL COMMON ORDER It is represented by Sri Prattipati Venkateswarlu, the learned counsel for the writ petitioners that as the petitioners seek resolution of disputes relating to their condition of services and as the petitioners are in the civil service of the State and employed in civil posts under the State, this Court has no jurisdiction and that the jurisdiction to adjudicate such disputes rests exclusively with the A.P. Administrative Tribunal in the first instance in view of the decision of the Supreme Court in L.Chandra Kumar Vs.Union of India([1]). In the light of this submission the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to pursue remedies as advised. No order as to costs. _________________ GODA RAGHURAM,J 29th AUGUST 2007 *TSNR/PVSN [1] AIR 1997 SC 1531