THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.17458 of 1997 DATED: 28-2-2007 Between: N.Durga Prasad. … Petitioner. And The Registrar, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad. And another. … Respondents. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.17458 of 1997 ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in giving artificial breaks and in not regularizing the services of the petitioner in the post of Mechanic as arbitrary, discriminatory and for consequential direction to absorb the petitioner in the post of Mechanic in the first respondent university. It is not in dispute that the petitioner was engaged on a consolidated pay of Rs.930/- per month as a mechanic. The respondent university notified various posts including the post of Fitter, Turner and General Mechanic on 31.10.1995. The petitioner submitted his application for the said post. Those vacancies are not filled up so far. Though the vacancies exist, the petitioner’s services are not being regularized. Dr.J.Krishnama Charyulu, Director In charge of JNTU, Anantapur filed a counter affidavit in which it is stated that oil technological research institute was originally a wing of Government and was established for the purpose of conducting research and technology in oil and fats and in the year 1985 the said wing was transferred to JNTU, which is principally an educational institution for the purpose of promoting technical education in the state of Andhra Pradesh. As a part of curriculum the university undertook certain research projects with the aid and assistance given by various All India Scientific Institutions. From the nature of the scheme undertaken by the Oil Technological Research Institutions it was for a limited time with limited budget and for the successful completion of the scheme, certain number of workers have to be engaged and that as the work was not of perennial nature the appointments made under the scheme are normally for a fixed tenure. With reference to the petitioner it is stated that he worked from 4.4.1995 which term came to an end on 31.3.1997, however on 19.5.1997 consequent on receiving of additional funds of Rs.80,000/- the petitioner’s services were utilized on daily wage basis between 20.5.1997 to 6.8.1997 and again the he was engaged from 20.8.1997 to 31.3.1998 on daily wage basis @ Rs.70/- per day. It is further mentioned that the scheme came to an end on 31.3.1998 and as no funds were available petitioner was not engaged further. On the aforementioned facts it is clear that the petitioner’s services were engaged for a limited period in connection with a scheme, which according to the respondents came to an end by 31.3.1998. The petitioner’s services were no longer required by the respondents. Having regard to the aforementioned factual matrix, the petitioner failed to show that he has got any substantial legal right to seek regularization/absorption in the respondent University. A constitution bench of the Apex Court in Secretary, State of Karnataka vs Uma Devi[1] held that temporary, contingent or casual employees have no legal right to seek absorption or regularization contrary to the statutory provisions. This was reiterated in State of U.P. vs Deshraj[2]. For the aforementioned reasons, the writ petition fails and is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. __________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:28.02.2007 mdaa [1] (2006) 4 SCC 1 [2] (2007) 1 SCC 257