THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE T. MEENA KUMARI W.P. No. 32513 of 1997 O R D E R: This writ petition is filed seeking a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent University in notifying the posts exclusively for SC and ST as illegal and arbitrary and to direct the respondents to re-notify the vacancies duly taking into account the guidelines issued by the Government of India, Department of Personnel and Training through its Office memorandum No. 36012/2/96 Estt(Res), dated 2.7.1997. When the matter has come up for hearing, Sri V.R.N. Prasanth, learned counsel for M/s. Indus Law Firm representing the respondent submitted that the U.G.C. has addressed a letter dated 24.1.2007 to the Registrar, University of Hyderabad, Central University informing that the Commission in its meeting held on 27.12.2006 has decided to approve the implementation of Reservation for Other Backward Classes at the level of Lecturer in all Grand-in-aid institutions funded by the Central Government except Minority Institutions under Article 30 (1) of the Constitution of India which is duly recommended by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Secondary and Higher Education, Government of India, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi vide D.O. Letter No.F.22-1/98 U-5 dated 9.10.2006. The Registrar was accordingly requested to implement the reservation policy of the Government of India in respect of Other Backward Classes for filing p the Teaching Posts at the level of Lecturer with immediate effect. Thus, it is submitted by him that the reservation policy of the Government of India in respect of Other Backward Classes for filling up the Teaching Posts at the level of Lecturer will be implemented from the next notification onwards. In view of the said submission of the learned counsel and in the light of the letter dated 24.1.2007 of the University Grants Commission produced by the learned counsel, nothing survives for adjudication in this writ petition and it is accordingly closed. T. MEENA KUMARI, J. Date: 26-09-2007.