IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 16223 of 2008 Between: Sri Maddika Narasimha Reddy S/o.Chinna Narasimha Reddy R/o.Konarapalli village Atlur Mandal ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Secretary to the Government of AP., rep.by its Secretaries ,Irrigation and CAD Department,Hyderabad 2 The District Collector,Cuddapah district,at Cuddapah 3 The Engineer-in-chief, Telugu Ganga Project Srikalahasti, Chittoor District .....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 a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the in action of the respondents is not consdering the candidature of the petitoner for appointment against any suitable post reserved for displaced persons under G.O.Ms.No.98 Irrigation (Project Wing) Department dated 15.4.1986 simply he is not submitted the Xerox copy of the proof of Award in time is totally illegal, arbitrary, in violation of Act.14,16 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent to appoint the petitioner to any suitable post reserved for displaced persons in accordance with G.O.Ms.No.98 Irrigation (Project Wing) Department dated 15.4.1986 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.T.D.PANI KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR IRRIGATION & COMM AREA DEV. The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 16223 of 2008 ORDER: The petitioner claims the benefit under G.O.Ms.No.98, Irrigation (Projects Wing) Department, dated 15.04.1986. According to the said G.O., the displaced persons i.e., owners or their dependants; of the land acquired for the purpose of major and medium irrigation and power projects, would be entitled to be considered for appointment as Junior Assistants/Typists and the cadres below, against 50% of the vacancies in the major and medium irrigation and power projects. Though the learned counsel for the petitioner had urged several contentions and insists that the petitioner be extended the benefit under the said G.O., this Court is not inclined to admit the writ petition, in view of the fact that the posts mentioned in the G.O. are in the civil service of the State and the jurisdiction to deal with the same is exclusively conferred upon the A.P. Administrative Tribunal. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed, leaving it open to the petitioner to avail the remedy before the A.P. Administrative Tribunal. There shall be no order as to costs. _________ 28.07.2008 JSU ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{TRK} THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 16223 of 2008 Date: 28.07.2008 JSU