IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 8953 of 2008 Between: 1 The Superintending Engineer, Dam Maintenance Circle, NSRS Project, Kurnool, Kurnool District. 2 The Executive Engineer, C & B Division, D.M.D. Circle, NSRS Project, Kurnool, Kurnool District. 3 The Deputy Engineer, Sub Division No. III, C&B Division, D.M.D. Circle, NSRS Project, Kurnool, Kurnool District. 4 The Chief Engineer, NSRS Project, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONERS AND Ch. Lohidas, Light Vehicle Driver Gr.II, O/o. Dy Executive Engineer - III, D.M.D. Division, D.M.D. Circle, NSRS Project, Kurnool. .....RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a Writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of "Writ of Certiorari" calling for the records relating to the orders of the Hon'ble A.P. Admn. Tribunal, Hyderabad in Rev MA No. 34470/2006 in OA No. 3508/2005 dated 27-12-2006 as being erroneous, illegal and unreasonable and quash the same and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:GP FOR SERVICES II Counsel for the Respondent No.: . The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & THE HON'BLE SRI. JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO :8953 of 2008 ORDER: (Per the Honourable Smt. Justice T.Meena Kumari) This writ petition is filed by the petitioners seeking to set aside the order of the Tribunal passed in Rev. M.A.No:3470 of 2006 in O.A.No:3508 of 2005, on 27.12.2006. The respondent is the applicant and he has filed the present O.A seeking to hold that the he is eligible and entitled to be appointed Light Vehicle Driver Grade II with all consequential benefits in terms of G.O.Ms.No:107, dated 7.2.1994, G.O.Ms.No:301, dated 29.6.1984 read with G.O.Ms.No:347, dated 8.10.1985. Basing on the Circular memo dated 16.7.2005 issued by the Chief Engineer, MBNR, Hyderabad, the tribunal directed the respondents to review the cases of the applicant with reference to the above instructions and pass appropriate orders as per the rules within a period of one month from the date of receipt of the order. Subsequently, the applicant has filed Rev M.A.No.3470 of 2006 seeking to review the order in the O.A. Having considered the submissions made by both the parties that the issue involved in the O.A is similar to that of O.A.No:5203 of 2005 and batch dated 5.6.2006, the tribunal has recalled the order passed in O.A, dated 26.9.2006 and disposed of the O.A by following the order of the tribunal in O.A.No:5203 of 2005 and batch, dated 5.6.2006. Having aggrieved by the same, the present writ petition is preferred by the respondents. Heard the learned Government Pleader and perused the entire material available on record as well as the order impugned. Before going into the merits of the case, it is relevant to note that on the submission made by the learned G.P before the tribunal that the present O.A is covered by the order of the tribunal in O.A.No:5203 of 2005 and batch, dated 5.6.2006. Considering the submissions made by both the parties only, the tribunal has disposed of the O.A by following the order passed in O.A.No:5203 of 2005. Therefore, We do not see any illegality or irregularity in the order impugned. Apart from that, the order impugned is dated 27.12.2006 whereas the present writ petition has been preferred on 9.4.2008. Thus, there is an inordinate delay in preferring the writ petition, for which no explanation is forthcoming. Hence, this writ petition is devoid of merits and consequently, the same is liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed. No costs. ______________________ Justice T.Meena Kumari ____________________ Justice G.Chandraiah Dated:23.4.2008 Gurc/nn THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI & THE HON'BLE SRI. JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO :8953 of 2008 (Division Bench Order delivered by Honourable Smt. Justice T.Meena Kumari) 23/04/2008