IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 9087 of 2004 Between: D. Murali, S/o. D. Venkateswarlu, R/o. Quarter No. B-4/2, NIIT Staff Quarters, NIIT Warangal. ... PETITIONER AND 1 The Director, National Institute of Technology, (Regional Engineering College) Warangal - 506 004. 2 The Registrar, National Institute of Technology, (Regional Engineering College) Warangal - 506 004. 3 The Dean (Administration) National Institute of Technology, (Regional Engineering College) Warangal - 506 004. 4 The Chairman, National Institute of Technology, (Regional Engineering College) Warangal - 506 004. 5 The Ministry of Human Resources Devlopment Represented by its Secretary, Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi. ...RESPONDENTS 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 any appropriate Writ, order or direction preferably a writ in the nature of Mandamus by declaring action of the respondent in terminating the services of the petitioner with effect from 14-5-2004 by its proceeding No. C3/111/adhoc lectures/2004/841 and in not regularizing the services of the petitioner is unfair, unreasonable, improper arbitrary and void and is in violation of article 14, 15, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of the India consequently direct the respondents to regularize the services of petitioner by giving all service benefits including pay scales and allowances with effect from date of initial appointment of the petitioners in the posts in which they are working or in any other suitable/eligible posts by set-asiding the impugned order dated 7-5-2004 Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.MEHAR SRINIVASA RAO Counsel for the Respondents 1 to 4: MR.NOOTY RAMA MOHAN RAO Counsel for the Respondent 5: Mr. C.H. SRINIVASA RAO, SC for Central Government The Court made the following order: ORDER: The petitioner questions the notice issued by the first respondent dated 07.05.2004 in terminating the services of the petitioner with effect from 14.05.2004, since his services were no more required. This Court directed to maintain status quo. Counter has been filed stating that the petitioner himself submitted resignation for the post of ad hoc lecturer and therefore it is not a case of termination but it is a case of resignation. Pursuant to the resignation only the petitioner was terminated from services, as his services were no more required. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed and the earlier order directing to maintain status quo is vacated. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________ (V. ESWARAIAH, J) August 02, 2004 Dsk/Shr To 1 The Director, National Institute of Technology, (Regional Engineering College) Warangal - 506 004. 2 The Registrar, National Institute of Technology, (Regional Engineering College) Warangal - 506 004. 3 The Dean (Administration) National Institute of Technology, (Regional Engineering College) Warangal - 506 004. 4 The Chairman, National Institute of Technology, (Regional Engineering College) Warangal - 506 004. 5 The Ministry of Human Resources Devlopment Represented by its Secretary, Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi. 6 Two CD Copies