THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.G.SHANKAR Writ Petition No.6826 of 2011 ORDER (Per Sri Justice Ghulam Mohammed, J) The first respondent herein filed O.A.No.6711 of 2010 on the file of the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad (for short ‘the Tribunal’), seeking to declare the action of the petitioners in taking speedy steps to promote his juniors without promoting him as Assistant Director, Survey and Land Records, as illegal and arbitrary. The Tribunal, while ordering notice to the petitioners herein on 08.10.2010, gave an interim direction to them to place the case of the first respondent before the Departmental Promotion Committee (D.P.C) once again for consideration and to recommend his name, within four weeks from the date of receipt of the said order, as the order of suspension is not in force. Complaining disobedience of the said order, the first respondent filed C.A.No.1704 of 2010, whereas the petitioners filed V.M.A.No.340 of 2011 for vacation of the said interim orders. 2. Learned Government Pleader for Services-II contended that though the petitioners filed V.M.A.No.340 of 2011 along with a detailed counter affidavit on 09.02.2011, the Tribunal without passing any order in the said application, directed them to appear before the Tribunal on 10.03.2011 in C.A.No.1701 of 2010 filed by the first respondent. Thus, he prays that a direction may be given to the Tribunal to dispose of the vacate application in accordance with law. 3. On the other hand, the learned counsel for the first respondent contended that as the suspension of the first respondent was revoked, the Tribunal gave the said interim direction and therefore, there is no need to interfere with it by this Court. 4. In pursuance of the interim order passed by the Tribunal in O.A.No.2559 of 2010, the first respondent was reinstated into service, but the departmental proceedings are pending against him. The Tribunal without considering the aspect that the departmental proceedings are pending against the first respondent, directed the petitioners to place his case before the DPC for consideration and to recommend is name. Further, it is to be noted that the order of reinstatement. Dated 25.11.2010, shows that the first respondent was reinstated into service pending disposal of O.A.No.2559 of 2010. Therefore, we deem it appropriate to direct the petitioners to convene the DPC and take decision in accordance with law, within a period of 10 days from today, if not already convened. The Tribunal is also directed to dispose of V.M.A.No.340 of 2011 in O.A.No.6711 of 2010 after hearing both the parties in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks from today. 5. With the above directions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _______________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J _______________ K.G.SHANKAR, J Date:18.03.2010 Note: Issue within three days. sj