IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 5936 of 1999 Between: B.Chamundeshwari Devi D/o B.Radhakrishna Murthy Muthukur 524 304 Nellore District. ..... PETITIONER AND Acharya N.G.Ranga Agricultural University, rep. by its Registrar. Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030 .....RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the impugned notification No.1/RC/98 dt.10/11/1998 in so far as prescribing a clause that if suitable women candidates are not available, same will be filled by male candidates in respect of Professor Posts is wholly illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 & 16 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent University to fill up the professor posts earmarked for women category in Advertisement No.1/RC/98 dt. 10/11/1998 strictly in accordance with GO(P) No.65 dt. 15/02/1997 and pass such other order or orders as the Hon’ble Court deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.G.VIDYASAGAR Counsel for the Respondent: MR.B.SIVA REDDY The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 5936 of 1999 ORDER: Sri G.Vidya Sagar, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the writ petition has become infructuous. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. ________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J 27th February, 2008 v v To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies