Dr. A. S. Anand, C.J.

The short, but meaningful, question which we are called upon to decide at this stage, is regarding the exclusion of the jurisdiction of the High Court under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India to deal 'service matters' after the coming into force of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 (hereinafter called the Act, for short) with effect from 1st November, 1985 and in particular as to 'who' are the persons who are required to approach only the 'Tribunal' for the adjudication of disputes concerning their services and to whom the writ jurisdiction of the High Court is no longer available for the adjudication of those disputes. The question arises in the following circumstances :

2. A number of writ petitions came to be filed in this Court, which are still pending adjudication, seeking the issue of certiorarified mandamus to quash the letter dated 15th April, 1989 written by the Chairman, Railway Recruitment Board, Madras (hereinafter referred to as the Board) and a command to the Board to publish the list of candidates in order of merit obtained by them through the process of selection. It appears from the writ petition that about 1, 86,