P. S. NARAYANA, J.

( 1 ) THE question of the power of the Andhra Pradesh administrative Tribunal (in short hereinafter referred to as a. P. A. T. ) to condone the delay beyond the period specified under Rule 17 of the Andhra Pradesh Administrative tribunal (Procedure) Rules, 1989 (in short hereinafter referred to as rules for the purpose of convenience) beyond the period of 30 days specified had been referred to the Full Bench in the light of the decision of yet another Full Bench in G. Narsimha rao v. Regional Joint Director of School education, Warangal and others, 2005 (2) ALT 469 (FB), wherein it was held that a. P. A. T. has no jurisdiction to condone delay in filing review application in the light of the language of Rule 19 of the Rules.

( 2 ) SEVERAL writ petitions are being filed as against the orders of A. P. A. T. wherein the applications moved beyond time under Rule 17 are being dismissed on the ground that A. P. A. T. has no power to condone delay beyond the specified period.

( 3 ) SRI Rama Rao, the learned Counsel representing certain writ petitioners would maintain that the language employed in rule 19 is different from the language in rule 17 of the Rules. The le

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