IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 17213 of 2009 Between: Smt. K.Elija Devi W/o. Late K.Arjun Rao, Abids, Hyderabad R/o. H.No. HIG 142 KPHB Colony, Kukatpally, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Director of Accounts ( Postal ) A.P. Circle, Dak Sadan, Abids, Hyderabad 2 The Accounts Officer ( Admn - I ) Office of the Director of Accounts ( Postal ) Andhra Circle, Hyderabad - 500 001 .....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 a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent No. in deducting the salary to tune of Rs. 6120/- per month from the salary for months of July, 2009 as illegal, and arbitrary and further direct the respondent No.2 stop deducting the salary in pursuance of court attachment orders from the salary of the petitioner and to Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M/S P.RANA PRAVEER & RANA KAMALASAN Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.S.S.VARMA (ADDL CGSC) The Court made the following : HONOURABLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.17213 of 2009 ORDER: Since the petitioner is in the service of the Central Government and the dispute relates to alleged deductions from his salary, the petitioner ought to have availed the remedy under the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985. Without exhausting the said remedy, he cannot maintain this writ petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India. Accordingly, granting leave and liberty, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI,J Date: 26-08-2009 KLP