IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 2884 of 1997 Between: Y. Srikanth S/o. Jacob, R/o. Old Guntur, Guntur. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 State of A.P., Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Higher Education, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad, 2 Director of Collegiate Education, A.P., Hyderabad. 3 Special Officer, AC College, Guntur. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, more in the nature of mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not admitting the post held by the petitioner into grant-in-aid as being arbitrary, illegal and unconstitutional and issue a consequential direction directing the respondents to forthwith admit the post held by the petitioner into aided post with effect from the date of initial appointment with all consequential benefits of arrears of pay and other incidental benefits and pass. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.A.GIRIDHAR RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.3 : MR.P.VENUGOPAL The Court made the following : O R D E R: This Writ Petition is filed aggrieved by the action of the respondents in not admitting the post held by the petitioner for grant-in-aid as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional. 2. However, it is represented that during the pendency of the Writ Petition, another vacancy to which grant-in-aid was admitted fell vacant in December, 1999 and in the said post, the petitioner was accommodated. 3. In that view of the matter, no further orders are required to be passed in this Writ Petition. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is closed. _____________________ (S.ANANDA REDDY,J) Dated : 17..09..2004. Prv/kvh To 1 The Principal Secretary to Higher Education, State of A.P., Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad, 2 Director of Collegiate Education, A.P., Hyderabad. 3 Special Officer, AC College, Guntur. 4 2CD copies