IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 11347 of 2004 Between: 1 Dr. P. Manohar, S/o. P. Veera Swamy, (Lecturer in Electronics) Nizam College, Hyderabad. 2 Dr. D. Samba Murthy, S/o. Chinnaiah, (Lecturer in Zoology) Nizam College, Hyderabad. 3 R. Sarangapani, S/o. Ramachander, (Lecturer in Electronics) Nizam College, Hyderabad. 4 K. Pavan Kumar, S/o. Late K. Dayanand, (Lecturer in Electronics) Nizam College, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Osmania University, Rep by its Registrar, Osmania University Campus, Hyderabad. 2 The Principal, Nizam College(Autonomous) Osmania University, Hyderabad. 3 The Principal, University College of Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad. .....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 an appropriate Writ, Order or direction, preferably one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents herein not to terminate the services of the petitioners herein as Lecturers in the 2nd Respondent's College and consequently direct the respondents herein to continue the petitioners in service in their respective Departments as usual. Counsel for the Petitioner:MRC.RAJA SEKHAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.DEEPAK BHATTACHARJEE The Court made the following : ORDER: Mr. S. Lakshmikanth, learned counsel, representing Mr. Deepak Bhattacharjee, learned counsel appearing for the respondents, submitted that similar writ petitions in W.P. No.8664 of 1998 and batch were dismissed as infructuous and, therefore, the present writ petition may be dismissed as infructuous. Recording the submission made by the learned counsel, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ JUSTICE G. CHANDRAIAH Date: 12-06-2008 LSK