Shaik Nanne Saheb v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. By Its Principal Secretary,

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P. NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION No.26984 OF 2018 Dated:02.08.2018 Between:

Shaik Nanne Saheb, S/o. Nanne Saheb, Aged about 38 years, working as Turncock, R/o.D.No.1-128, Venugopalaswamy Street, Tarlupadu Village and Mandal, Prakasam District, State of Andhra Pradesh .. Petitioner And The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep., by its Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District, State of A.P., and others .. Respondents The Court made the following:

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P. NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION No.26984 OF 2018 ORDER:

Heard.

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Petitioner claims to be working as Turn Cock in Tarlapadu Gram Panchayat. Grievance of the petitioner is that from October, 2016, salary and allowances are not paid to him. 3.

Since the issue relates to the service dispute of employee working in the State of Andhra Pradesh, the employee has to avail the remedy before the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal (APAT) constituted under the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 (for short, 'the Act'). As held by the Supreme Court in L. Chandra Kumar v. Union of India1, the APAT is the Court of first instance to adjudicate service disputes and an aggrieved employee cannot directly invoke the jurisdiction of this Court. 4.

The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed granting liberty to the petitioner to avail appropriate remedy available under the Act. There shall be no order as to costs.

Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed.

____________________ P. NAVEEN RAO, J Date:02.08.2018 KH 1 AIR 1997 SC 1125