IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA,THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NARAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 18840 of 2000 Between: A.S.Juneed Ahmed S/o.A.S.Iqbal Ahmed, Steno Typist, Prl. Junior Civil Judge Court, R/o.Nandyal, Kurnool Dist. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 District Judge Kurnool District, Kurnool 2 The Registrar (Vigilance) High Court of A.P., Hyderabad .....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 an order direction or writ particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ declaring the action of the respondent in issuing notification No.Dis.No.5218/Estt-RC/2000, Dt.5/9/2000 to fill up the post held by the petitioner i.e., Steno-Typist on temporarily basis afresh is illegal arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to continue the petitioner in service till the regular appoints are made. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.SOORAM PRABHAKAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: SMT.M.BHASKARA LAKSHMI The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice) None for the petitioner. The petitioner was appointed temporarily on ad hoc basis to work as Steno-Typist till the vacancies were filled in on regular basis. The petitioner apprehending that his services, which were purely ad hoc, were likely to be dispensed with, filed this petition, in which interim order was passed on 23rd November, 2000 that petitioner’s services shall be continued till the post is filled up by regular selection. As per the affidavit filed by the District Judge, Kurnool, the appointment of the petitioner being purely temporary and on ad hoc basis till vacancies are filled up on regular basis, there is no cause to file the petition. We have been informed that the High Court has informed the District Judge to continue the four Steno-Typists working on ad hoc basis in the same capacity without conferring any right of absorption and expedite filling up of vacancies in accordance with law. In that view of the matter, we dispose of this writ petition by making the interim order as final order. ___________________ DEVINDER GUPTA, CJ 24-11-2004 _____________________ M.NARAYANA REDDY, J tvr To 1 District Judge Kurnool District, Kurnool 2 The Registrar (Vigilance) High Court of A.P., Hyderabad 3 2 CCs to the Standing Counsel for the High Court of A.P., Hyderabad, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 4 2 CD copies.