THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.G.SHANKAR Writ Petition Nos.19659, 19878, 19879, 19922 19933, of 2011 COMMON ORDER (Per Sri Justice Ghulam Mohammed) Since all these writ petitions arise out of the common order dated 29.06.2011, passed in O.A.Nos.3222, 3231, 3232, 3233, 3225, 3279, 3454 and 3584 of 2011 by the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad (for short ‘the Tribunal’), they are being disposed of together by this common order. 2. The petitioners filed the above said O.As, seeking to declare that they are not liable to be included in the transfer counseling in pursuance of G.O.Ms.No.65, Education Department, dated 19.05.2011, which was issued for effecting transfer counseling of Teachers working in Government, Zilla Parishad and Mandal Parishad Schools. The Tribunal observed in the common order impugned that the similar issue was decided by it in O.A.Nos.7665 of 2009 and batch, by common order dated 29.06.2010, when G.O.Ms.No.15, dated 26.01.2009 was issued for effecting transfer counseling, in favour of the applicants therein, and against the said common order, writ petitions were filed before this Court, which in turn suspended the order of the Tribunal. 3. The Tribunal without recording any findings on merits though framed points dismissed the present O.As only on the ground that the appeals against the similar O.As are pending before this Court. The Supreme Court in L. CHANDRA KUMAR vs. UNION OF INDIA1, inter alia held that in the first instance, the Tribunal shall adjudicate the matter and decide the rights of the parties on merits. 4. Having regard to the above facts and circumstances of the case and in view of the judgment of the Apex Court cited supra, we are of the considered view that the matter is remitted back to the Tribunal for fresh disposal of all the O.As., by adjudicating the points framed by it, on merits, in accordance with law, after hearing the parties. No costs. Accordingly, all the writ petitions are allowed, setting aside the common order impugned. No costs. _____________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J _______________ K.G.SHANKAR, J Date:15.07.2011. sj 1 AIR 1997 SC 1125