C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy, J.

Feeling aggrieved by order, dated 03.07.2017, in O.A.No.1359 of 2017, whereby the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad (for short the Tribunal) dismissed the said O.A. filed by the petitioner, this writ petition is filed.

2. The petitioner is working as the Town Planning Officer. By G.O.Rt.No.43, Municipal Administration & Urban Development (Vig.II-2 Department, dated 20.01.2015, the Government framed six charges against him. The enquiry officer, after holding a detailed enquiry, submitted his enquiry report, dated 03.12.2016, exonerating the petitioner of all the charges. The Government, however, not satisfied with the enquiry report, issued G.O.Rt.No.96, Municipal Administration & Urban Development (Vig.II-2 Department, dated 16.02.2017, appointing another enquiry officer for conducting further enquiry. On the ground that the disciplinary proceedings are pending, the petitioner has not been promoted to the post of the Assistant City Planner and therefore, he approached the Tribunal. The Tribunal has dismissed the aforementioned O.A. mainly on the ground that it is for the Departmental Promotion Committee (D.P.C.) to consider or not to con