1. Heard Sri Mohan Vinod for the petitioner and Sri A. Sudershan Reddy for the respondent.

2. The writ petition was filed by the petitioner, N. Ram Reddy, questioning the legality and validity of the order dated 15-12-2001 passed by the Enrolment Committee of the Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh in returning his application for admission as Advocate on the roll of the Bar Council of the State of Andhra Pradesh.

3. The order impugned in this writ petition reads thus :

"With reference to your application cited above, I am to inform you that the Enrolment Committee of the Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh at its meeting held on 13-12-2001 has considered your application and passed the following order :

It is stated in the judgment of the Hon'ble High Court, that the applicant is stated to be relieved on 6-4-2000. As such the present application in the present form cannot be processed and deserves to be returned as not maintainable. Applicant be informed accordingly.

Therefore, I am herewith returning your application. Kindly acknowledge the receipt of the same."

4. The facts of the case, in brief are as follows : The petitioner was appointed as Inspector of Central Excise in 1978 and was promoted