IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 34129 of 1998 Between: V.Vittal Goud, S/o Sri V.Raja Goud, Osmania University, R/o Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Osmania University, Rep by Vice Chancellor, Hyderabad. 2 The Registrar, Osmania University, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue a Writ or order or direction more in the nature of the Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not entertaining the appliaction of the petitioner for the post of the Book keeper on the ground that the petitioner has not put in 5 years of service as daily wage employee as on 25-11-93 as illegal, arbitrary against the Judgement rendered by the Supreme Court in SLP (Civil) Nos.2726-27277 of 1996 dated 06-02-98 and against the Art.14 and 16 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to regularise the service of the petitioner as Card writer Book Keeper w.e.f. the data on which the petitioner has completed 5 years of service as daily wage employee and pay the arrears of the salary , grant the seniority etc., and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.V.S.S.S.RAMA RAO Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 and 2: MR.DEEPAK BHATTACHARJEE The Court made the following Order: The relief sought for in this writ petition, by a card writer employed by the Osmania University, is to consider his case for appointment to the post of Book Keeper without reference to the cut off date for qualifying service. The respondent-University issued a notification dated 05-11-1998 inviting applications from eligible internal regular employees, who had put in atleast two years of regular service, and also from daily wage employees, who had put in five years of service as on 25-11-1993, in the University and possessed the prescribed educational qualifications. The applications invited were for appointment to the post of Book Keeper in the pay scale of Rs.1745- 3420. This Court, by order in WPMP.No.41993 of 1998 in W.P.No.34129 of 1998 dated 18-12-1998, directed the respondents to permit the petitioner to appear for selection to the post of Book Keeper provided he fulfilled the educational qualifications, and without reference to the in service experience of five years as on 25-11-1993. It is necessary to note that prescription of five years service as on the cut off date of 25-11-1993 was impugned in this writ petition. Sr i Deepak Bhattacharjee, learned standing counsel for the Osmania University, would submit that pursuant to the interim orders passed by this Court on 18-12-1998, the petitioner was considered along with others for appointment to the post of Book Keeper and was found ineligible for reasons other than his not having put in five years of service as on 25-11-1993. Learned standing counsel would submit that the petitioner is, however, continuing as a card writer on daily wages. Since the petitioner’s case was, indeed, considered and his case was rejected on grounds other than his failure to comply with the requirement of having put in five years of service as on 25-11-1993, no further orders need be passed in the writ petition. The Writ Petition fails and is, accordingly, dismissed. No order as to costs. ________________ 19-02-2008 usd ... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Vice Chancellor, Osmania University, Hyderabad. 2 The Registrar, Osmania University, Hyderabad. 3. Two CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{KRD}