:1: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 8542 OF 2006 Smt. Anjana Lalasaheb Khatal ..Petitioner Vs. 1. The Maharashtra Public Service Commission and anr. ..Respondents Mr. S.P. Thorat for petitioner. Ms. M.P. Thakur, AGP for respondent no.2. CORAM: B.H. MARLAPALLE & J. H. BHATIA,JJ. CORAM: B.H. MARLAPALLE & J. H. BHATIA,JJ. CORAM: B.H. MARLAPALLE & J. H. BHATIA,JJ. Dated: December 22, 2006. Dated: December 22, 2006. Dated: December 22, 2006. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: . The larger bench of the Apex Court in the case of L. Chandra Kumar vs. Union of India (AIR 1997 SC (AIR 1997 SC (AIR 1997 SC 1125) 1125) 1125) has clearly ruled that the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal is the forum of first jurisdiction in the matters for which it has been created under the Administrative Tribunals Act 1985. In the normal circumstances we would have disposed off this petition as withdrawn with liberty to approach the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal but it has been stated by Mr. Thorat the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is estopped from :2: appearing for the main examination and, therefore, we direct the Registry to transfer this petition to the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, Bench at Mumbai forthwith. (J.H. Bhatia, J.) (J.H. Bhatia, J.) (J.H. Bhatia, J.) (B.H. Marlapalle,J.) (B.H. Marlapalle,J.) (B.H. Marlapalle,J.)