IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.16019 OF 1999 Between: Dr.B.Vengamma, W/o.Dr.R.Gopal Reddy, R/o.H.No.11-56-2, S.V.Nagar, Tirupathi, Chittoor District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 S.V.Instituate of Medical Sciences, Rep. by its Director, Tirupathi, Chittoor District. 2 Director, S.V.Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupathi, Chittoor District. 3 Dr.K.S.S.Sai Baba, Additional Professor in Bio-Chemistry, SVIMS, Tirupathi, Chittoor District. 4 Dr.P.V.L.N.Srinivasa Rao, Additional Professor in Bio-Chemistry, SVIMS, Tirupathi, Chittoor District. .....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 a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st and 2nd respondents in promoting the respondents 3 and 4 through proceedings ROC.No.c.3/83/SVIMS/99, dated 08.04.1999 as Additional Professors in Bio-Chemistry as illegal, arbitrary and consequently set-aside the same and pass such other order or further orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper. Counsel for the Petitioner:M/S INDUS LAW FIRM Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH & FAMI.WELFARE The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.16019 OF 1999 O R D E R The grievance of the petitioner in this writ petition is with regard to the action of S.V.Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupathi, 1st respondent herein, in promoting respondents 3 and 4 herein vide the Proceedings dated 08.04.1999 as Additional Professors in Bio- Chemistry overlooking her seniority. The learned counsel representing the respondent Institute states that the petitioner was appointed as a Dean treating her as senior to respondents 3 and 4 and that the cause in this writ petition does not survive. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed granting liberty to the petitioner to agitate her claim with respect to her seniority over respondents 3 and 4 if the need arises in future. There shall be no order as to costs. -------------------------- SANJAY KUMAR,J 23rd JULY, 2009. PGS