IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE DR JUSTICE G.YETHIRAJULU WRIT PETITION NO : 13688 of 2004 Between: S.Mohan Reddy, S/o S.Narayana Reddy, Library Assistant, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, University Library, Telugu Bhavanam Complex, O.U.road, Hyderabad ..... PETITIONER AND Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, represented by its Registrar, Nampally, Hyderabad .....RESPONDENT 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 appropriate Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus and declare the action of the University authorities in notifying the vacancy of Information Scientist vide Notification No.PSTU/Admn/7/3/2004 dated 3- 7-2004 to be filled up by open market candidates without any experience in the computerization of University Library system and ignoring the claims of eligible in- service candidates as arbitrary, discriminatory and unconstitutional and consequently direct the university authorities to absorb the Petitioner in the existing vacancy of Information Scientist under the INFLIBNET Project for Library Automation with all consequential benefits. Counsel for the Petitioner : MR.P.NAVEEN RAO. Counsel for the Respondent : Mr.D.V.SEETHARAM MURTHY. The Court at the admission stage, made the following : ORDER : The petitioner is working as a Library Assistant in the Respondent-University. He approached this Court through this Writ Petition, challenging a notification issued by the Respondent- University, dated 03.07.2004, notifying the vacancy of the post of Information Scientist on tenure basis. The grievance of the petitioner is that though he has been discharging the responsibilities of the post of Information Scientist for the last three years, the University did not choose to notify the Information Scientist post on permanent basis and resorted to notify it only on tenure basis. Whether the Post of Information Scientist has to be created on tenure basis or on permanent basis, is the policy decision of the University. Therefore, no direction could be given to notify the post on permanent basis. In the light of the above circumstances, the Writ Petition cannot be maintained and it is accordingly dismissed. No costs. However, the petitioner contends that he submitted a representation to the Respondent-University, to consider his candidature for the post of Information Scientist. The University is at liberty to pass appropriate orders on the said representation. _____________________ (Dr.G.YETHIRAJULU,J) 15th September, 2004 ajr To 1. The Registrar, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Nampally, Hyderabad. 2. Two C.D. copies.