THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO. 7976 OF 2006 Date: 20.04.2006 Between: V. Sarojini Devi. … Petitioner and The Govt. of A.P. rep.,by the Secretary, Women and Child Welfare Dept., Hyderabad and another. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO. 7976 OF 2006 ORDER: Petitioner, who is a Project Officer, I.C.D.S. Project, Women & Child Welfare Department, Mallyal, Karimnagar District has approached this Court instead of invoking the jurisdiction of the A.P. Administrative Tribunal. In view of the law laid down by the Apex Court, in L. Chandra Kumar Vs. Union of India, it is not open to the petitioner to invoke the extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India without first approaching the A.P. Administrative Tribunal, for the relief sought for in the writ petition. On this short ground, the writ petition is dismissed. ____________________________ Date: 20.04.2006 RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J Note: Issue copy by tomorrow B/o MRKR