Chettubathina Veeraswamy v. The State Andhra Pradesh

Date: 25.09.2018 Between:

Chettubathina Veeraswamy, s/o. Subba Rao, Aged 70 years, r/o. H.No.1-28, S.Atchutapuram, Near Bennigari Church, Kakinada, East Godavari District.

.....Petitioner And The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Prl.Secretary, Municipal Administration Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur district and others. .....Respondents The Court made the following:

ORDER:

Petitioner retired from service in the Greater Visakha Municipal Corporation (GVMC). Grievance of petitioner is nonsettlement of retirement benefits. Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal constituted under the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 is also vested with jurisdiction to deal with the service grievance of employees working in Municipal Corporations. As held by Supreme Court in L.Chandra Kumar v. Union of India and others1, A.P.Administrative Tribunal is the Court of first instance to adjudicate the service grievance. As petitioner has an effective and efficacious remedy under the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, Court is not inclined to entertain the writ petition. Leaving it open to petitioner to avail remedy as available under the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, Writ Petition is dismissed. Pending miscellaneous petitions shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO Date: 25.09.2018 kkm 1 (1997) 3 SCC 261

Date: 25.09.2018 kkm