THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 62 of 1998 Dated: 28.03.2007 Between: K. Natesan & others. … Petitioners AND The Union of India, rep., by its Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, North Block, New Delhi & others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 62 of 1998 ORDER:- None appears for the petitioner. This writ petition is filed for a writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not paying the ration money to the petitioners as arbitrary, discriminatory and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 39 (d) of the Constitution of India and for a consequential direction to pay ration money to the petitioners on par with other hospital staff in the Central Reserve Police Force with effect from 06.10.1987. In the counter-affidavit filed by the Additional DIG of Police, GC, CRPF, Hyderabad, an objection as to the maintainability of the writ petition is taken by stating that the petitioners failed to avail the remedy of approaching the Central Administrative Tribunal. Apart from this, the learned counsel representing Sri S.S. Varma for respondents placed before me a file which contains a copy of the order of the Supreme Court which disposed of a batch of civil appeals in Civil Appeal No.148 of 1998 and batch arising out of certain O.As., decided by Central Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad Bench. A reading of the said order shows that the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal granting the relief similar to the relief sought for in the present writ petition was set aside by the Supreme Court. Following the judgment of the Supreme Court, this writ petition is also liable to be dismissed. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. No costs. _____________________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 28.03.2007 ES