IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 16845 of 2008 Between: Mohd. Moinullah Sharief S/o. Late Dr. M.A. Roof R/o. Malakpet, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Accountant General (A&E), Andhra Pradesh, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Joint Director, Pension Payment Office, M.J. Road, Hydearbad. 3 The Assistant Pension Payment Officer, Special Cell Branch, Office of the Joint Director, Pension Payment Office, M.J. Road, Hydearbad. .....RESPONDENTS 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 any appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly a writ of Mandamus and declare the action of the respondents in not issuing a fresh Gratuity Payment Order in my name as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Art. 14 of the Constitution of India and grant the consequential relief by directing the respondents to pay an amount of Rs.71,675/- with interest from 24.02.1996 to me and issue any other appropriate Writ, order or direction as this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to deem fit and proper. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.DANTU.SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR FINANCE & PLANNING The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner is the brother of late Dr.Nishath Khalis, who was a Botany Lecturer in Nagarjuna Government College, Nalgonda. He seeks a direction to the respondents to pay the gratuity, on the basis of the nomination by the deceased employee. This Court is handicapped from entertaining the writ petition, in view of Section 15 of the Administrative Tribunals Act. The petitioner had to work out his remedies in the A.P. Administrative Tribunal. Hence, the Writ Petition is dismissed, leaving it open to the petitioner to approach the A.P. Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ Dt.05.08.2008 L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J GJ