N. Lakshmi, v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh

Date : 25.9.2018 Between:

N Lakshmi W/o Late Munuswamy Aged about 55 Years Occ Housewife R/o Door no 13/88 Thalaraj Street Kupam Village and Mandal Chittor District 517425 Petitioner And The State of Andhra Pradesh Rep by its Principal Secretary Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department Secretariat Buildings Velagapudi Thullar Mandal Amaravathi Guntur District & others Respondents The Court made the following:

ORAL ORDER:

According to petitioner, her husband was working as Scavenger in respondent Gram Panchayat. The claim of the petitioner to grant compassionate appointment to her son and payment of arrears of salary and allowances accrued to the account of her late husband are not granted, hence this writ petition.

2.

As husband of the petitioner was employee of Gram Panchayat of the State of Andhra Pradesh, petitioner has to avail the remedy provided before Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, constituted under Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985. 3.

As held by the Supreme Court in L CHANDRAKUMAR Vs UNION OF INDIA1, the Administrative Tribunal is Court of first instance. 4.

In view of availability of alternative and efficacious remedy, this Court is not inclined to entertain the writ petition. Accordingly, writ petition is dismissed, leaving it open to the petitioner to work out remedies provided under the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985. No costs. Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, are closed. __________________ P NAVEEN RAO,J DATE: 25-09-2018 TVK 1 AIR 1997 SC 1125

Date : 25.9.2018