IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION NO.19377 OF 2011 Date:12.07. 2011 Between:- P.Gopal Singh ... Petitioner And The Central P.F.Commissioner and others. ... Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION NO.19377 OF 2011 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed seeking to declare the action of the respondents in issuing the inquiry proceedings bearing No.PIO/SZ/AP/SRO/KLY/233/11/801, dated 22.06.2011, and the charge memo No.Vig.X(8)07/5178, dated 15.10.2010, as arbitrary and illegal and consequently, to set aside the same. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondent Nos.1 and 2. 3. The petitioner was working as Accounts Officer in the respondent authority and he belongs to Scheduled Tribe Community. Initially, the petitioner was appointed as L.D.C. at Regional Office, Barkatpura and later, he was promoted to different cadres and worked at different stations. Thereafter, the petitioner was placed under suspension from 23rd May, 2007 to 2nd March, 2008, and again on revocation of petitioner from suspension, he was posted at Kadapa as Assistant Accounts Officer. Presently the petitioner is working at Sub Regional Office, Kukatpally. The preliminary hearing for the inquiry proceedings, dated 22.06.2011 and the charge framed against the petitioner, is scheduled to be held on 28.07.2011. Hence, the Writ Petition. 4. Admittedly, under Section 14 of the Central Administrative Tribunal Act, 1985 (for short, ‘the Tribunal’) the petitioner has to approach the Tribunal with regard to the service conditions. No doubt, an alternative remedy is not a bar to entertain a Writ Petition, but at the same time, atleast under three contingencies viz., (1) there is clear infringement of the fundamental rights; (2) violation of principles of natural justice; and (3) the person who passed the order has no authority or jurisdiction to pass the order, the petitioner can invoke the jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. In the present case, the case of the petitioner does not fall under any one of the three categories mentioned above. 5. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the petitioner to approach the Tribunal. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ JUSTICE K.C.BHANU JULY 12, 2011 YVL