IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 10407 of 2005 Between: G.Lalitha, D/o G.Narsi Reddy, O.U.P.G.College S.P.Road, Secunderabad, Hyderabad District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradeshs rep., by its Secretary, Higher Education, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Osmania University, rep., by its Registrar, Osmania University Campus, Hyderabad. 3 The Principal, O.U.P.G. College, S.P.Road, Secunderabad, Hyderabad District. .....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 a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the impugned action of the respondents university in not conducting the regular selection to the post of Lecturers/Asst. Professors in the Osmania University and affiliated colleges in spite of directions issued by this Hon'ble Court in earlier batch of writ petitions and further action of the respondents in proposing to conduct regular selection only with reference to the petitioners in earlier writ petitions while depriving the petitioner and other similarly situated persons as highly illegal and also violative of principles of natural justice and further contemplating to dispense with the service of the petitioner in spite of long service as Lecturer/Academic Consultant while continuing the other similarly situated as highly illegal, arbitrary and violative of Art.14 of the Constitution of India apart from contrary to the directions issued by this Hon'ble Court in earlier batch of cases. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.G.V.SHIVAJI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents-University in not conducting regular selection to the posts of Lecturers/Assistant Professors in Osmania University and affiliated colleges in spite of directions issued by this Honourable Court in earlier batch of writ petitions as illegal and arbitrary. The learned Government Pleader for Higher Education has brought to the notice of this Court that a learned single Judge of this Court, in the judgment rendered by his Lordship, extended time for conducting regular selection till September 2005. Recording the above submission, this writ petition is disposed of. In the circumstances of the case there shall be no order as to costs. _______________ (K.C. BHANU, J.) 29th April, 2005 bcj To 1 The Secretary, The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Higher Education, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Registrar, Osmania University, Osmania University Campus, Hyderabad. 3 The Principal, O.U.P.G. College, S.P.Road, Secunderabad, Hyderabad District. 4 Two C.Cs. to the Government Pleader for Higher Education, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 5 Two C.D. copies.