JUDGMENT :

Ravi Nath Tilhari, J.

Heard Sri P.S.P. Suresh Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Services-I for the respondents.

2. This writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by the petitioner K. Koteswara Rao challenging the judgment of the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal (Tribunal) at Hyderabad passed on 28.10.2002 in O.A.No.3240 of 2001 which was dismissed by the Tribunal as devoid of merits.

3. During pendency of the writ petition, the original petitioner (Petitioner No.1) having died was substituted by the petitioners 2 to 5.

4. The petitioner No.1 was appointed as an attender in the office of the District Registrar, Krishna District at Machilipatnam-3rd respondent and was later on promoted to the post of Junior Assistant vide proceedings dated 03.07.1992. He joined on 04.07.1992. The Controller of the examinations vide letter dated 27.10.1992 informed the District Registrar that the Matriculation Original Passed Certificate (Certificate) submitted by the 1st petitioner to obtain promotion to the post of Junior Assistant was not genuine. The 2nd respondent-the Deputy Inspector General of Registra