IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No: 23097 of 2009 BETWEEN: P. Madhu. ... PETITIONER AND The Special Chief Secretary, Government of AP Energy (Services) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and two others. ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. V. SREE RANGA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR SERVICES The Court made the following: ORDER: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice Vilas V. Afzulpurkar) This writ petition is filed complaining of inaction of the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal in not passing orders in VMA.No.1840 of 2009 filed by the petitioner in O.A.No.10408 of 209 seeking to vacate the interim order passed by the tribunal on 14.09.2009. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that pursuant to the order of the transfer in G.O.Rt.No.116 Energy (Services) Department dated 10.09.2009, the petitioner was transferred to Ranga Reddy, Sub-Division-I. He also claims that the petitioner has been relieved from his earlier post held in Nizamabad on 11.09.2009 and that he has assumed charge at the place of transfer in the afternoon on the same day. He further submits that the interim order of the tribunal dated 14.09.2009, which is passed without hearing him, is causing immense prejudice to him and that the Government also has issued further orders dated 23.10.2009 seeking to implement the said interim order of the tribunal dated 14.09.2009 and the apprehension of the petitioner is that by virtue of the said order he will be once again relived from the place where he is transferred and working since 11.09.2009. He further submits that the petitioner has filed the vacate petition as early as on 15.09.2009 requesting the tribunal to vacate the said interim order dated 14.09.2009 and in the counter affidavit field in support of the said vacate petition, the petitioner has made detailed averments on merits of the matter to bring it to the notice of the tribunal that the order dated 14.09.2009 deserves to be vacated. 3. The grievance of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that though the vacate stay petition is listed for hearing and that he has been requesting the tribunal to hear and determine the vacate miscellaneous application but the same is not being taken up and the petitioner is now on the threat of being relieved. 4. This writ petition is being moved by way of lunch motion and we are not inclined to pass any ex parte interim orders. We are, however, satisfied that VMA.No.1840 of 2009 filed by the petitioner and/or O.A.No.10408 of 2009 requires to be taken up and disposed of expeditiously in order to avoid further complications in the matter, particularly, keeping in view the contention of the petitioner that he has already joined at the place of transfer on 11.09.2009. In the circumstances, we dispose of the writ petition requesting the tribunal to hear and decide VMA.No.1840 of 2009 in O.A.No.10408 of 2009 and/or O.A.No.10408 of 2009 itself as expeditiously as possible, but, in any case, within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to place a copy of this order before the tribunal with the request as above. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J _____________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J October 27, 2009 Note: Furnish C.C. of the order by 28.10.2009 (B/o) DSK