IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 8480 of 2007 Between: Dr. D. Chandramouli Reddy S/o Late Professor D. Venkat Reddy Departement of Political Science, Sri Krishna Devaraya university, Anantapur. ..... PETITIONER AND Sri Krishna Devaraya University, rep by its Registrar, Anantapur, District, Anantapur .....RESPONDENT 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 appropriate Writ, order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus by declaring the action of the respondent in refusing to give preference to the petitioner as per the judgment passed in LPA NO. 227 of 1998, dated 13-7-1999 as wholly illegal, arbtirary, unconstitutional and violative of Article 14, 16 and 21 of Constitution of India, consequently, direct the respondent to give preference to the petitioner for appointment to the post of Lecturer/Asst. Professor in Political Science pursuant to the Notification No. SKU/EEII/GENERAL/2007 dated 26-02-2007 in the interest of Justice and also consider the case of the petitioner for appointment as Lecturer/Asst. Professor in Political Science in respondent University in the interest of justice and such other order or orders as are deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. PRATAP NARAYAN SANGHI Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.M.RAMALINGESWARA REDDY (SC FOR SKU) The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI W.P.NO. 8480 of 2007 ORAL ORDER It is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication. Accordingly the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ____________ G. ROHINI, J Dated.01-05-2009 Kl