THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR Writ Petition No.23472 of 2009 ORDER : (per VE, J.) The petitioner seeks to issue Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Government of Andhra Pradesh in not passing the final orders in the Show Cause Notice in Memo No.10728/Ser.I.2/90, Revenue (Ser.I) Department, dated 14-09- 1994, as directed by the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal in O.A.No.2427 of 1994, dated 08-04-2003, as illegal and arbitrary. The Government issued the aforesaid Show Cause Notice, dated 14-09-1994, to the petitioner, to show cause as to why suitable punishment shall not be inflicted on him for the four charges, which were held proved, calling upon him to submit his explanation within one month from the date of receipt of the said Memo and stating that in case of failure, further action will be taken based on the material available on record. Aggrieved by the aforesaid Show Cause Notice, the petitioner filed the said O.A.No.2427 of 1994 to declare the said Show Cause Notice, which was issued proposing to impose suitable punishment as per the Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (CC & A) Rules, 1991, as illegal and arbitrary. The Tribunal dismissed the said O.A. on the ground that the petitioner filed the said O.A. questioning the Show Cause Notice alone proposing the appropriate punishment and the decision arrived at by the Government is a provisional decision to impose a suitable punishment and no final orders are passed and therefore O.A. is not maintainable. It was further observed that the petitioner should give the reply to the said Show Cause Notice and after passing of final orders by the Government, the petitioner is entitled to question the same. The grievance of the petitioner is that he submitted his reply on 07-10-1994 and thereafter further representation was filed on 24- 12-1996, but still the Government has not passed final orders. The petitioner is not finding fault with the acts of the Tribunal, in fact, the petitioner has no grievance against the orders of the Tribunal dismissing the O.A. If the Government is not passing the final orders, the petitioner cannot directly approach this Court by seeking a Writ of Mandamus. If the representation of the petitioner is not considered by the Government, it is always open for him to approach the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal for the appropriate relief. This Court’s power of judicial review against the orders of the Tribunals is only supervisory in nature, but cannot directly entertain any Writ Petition that too a Writ of Mandamus. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to approach the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal seeking appropriate relief. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________ V.ESWARAIAH, J. __________________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J. 02nd November, 2009. skmr THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR Writ Petition No.23472 of 2009 Date : 02-11-2009 Between : K.Damodar Reddy .. Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary, Revenue (Service-I) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. .. Respondent