HONOURABLE SHRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 14966 of 2006 Dated 20th July, 2006 Between: Syed Isrer Ahmed … Petitioner And Andhra Pradesh Council of Higher Education, Saidabad, Hyderabad and others. … Respondents. ORDER: The petitioner, who is working as a part-time lecturer in one of the autonomous colleges of the Osmania University, namely, Nizam College, filed this writ petition seeking directions by way of mandamus to direct the respondents to consider his case for appointment as a regular Lecturer in Urdu in the said college. It is not in dispute that the petitioner was earlier appointed as part-time Lecturer on contract basis. Once the contracted period comes to an end, he cannot seek continuance on regular basis, as he was not appointed by following the procedure for filling up the regular vacancies. Further in the absence of any notification for filling up the clear vacancies, no direction can be given to appoint the petitioner as regular lecturer, particularly, in view of the decision of the Supreme Court in Secy., State of Karnataka v. Umadevi[1]. But, however, it is stated that the petitioner has been working from 1999 onwards and he was appointed on year to year basis, I dispose of the writ petition permitting the petitioner to apply pursuant to notification dated 6.7.2006 and the respondents are directed to consider the case of the petitioner also along with others by taking into consideration petitioner’s past service and record. Subject to the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ______________________ 20.7.2006 (R.SUBHASH REDDY, J.) VR Note: Issuce cc today (BO) VR [1] (2006) 4 SCC 1