THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI Writ Petition No. 21763 of 2000 Dated: 02.12.2010 Between: T.Venkata Ramana, Tirupathi and 2 others. ..... PETITIONERS AND Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupathi and 3 others. .....RESPONDENTS THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI Writ Petition No. 21763 of 2000 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action of the respondents in not regularizing the services of the petitioners in terms of G.O.Ms.No.212, Finance & Planning (FW.P.C.III) Department, dated 22.04.1994 is arbitrary and illegal. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned counsel appearing for the respondents. It is pleaded in the writ petition that the petitioners who were appointed in the Academic Staff College, S.V. University, Tirupati as N.M.Rs. had been working for the past more than five years and as such they were entitled for regularization of their services. In the counter-affidavit filed on behalf of the 1st respondent University, it is stated that the petitioners were engaged on daily wage basis for the programmes of the University Grants Commission (UGC) and that they were paying from the specific grants of UGC. It is also stated that the existence of the Academic Staff College itself was of temporary nature depending upon the time-to-time extension of the programmes by the UGC. Since the petitioners were not engaged against any regular sanctioned posts, G.O.Ms.No.212, dated 22.04.1994, is not applicable at all and the petitioners are not entitled for regularization of their services. The fact that the petitioners were engaged only for the purpose of the programmes of the UGC could not be disputed before this Court. Nothing could be placed before this Court to show that the petitioners were engaged in any sanctioned posts. The law is well- settled that only those persons who are working in sanctioned posts and satisfied the other requirements specified in G.O.Ms.No.212 are entitled for regularization of their services. Having regard to the admitted fact that the petitioners were not engaged against the sanctioned posts, no Mandamus can be issued compelling the respondents to regularize the services of the petitioners. However it is brought to the notice of this Court by the learned counsel for both the parties that during the pendency of this writ petition, the petitioners have been granted regular scale of pay and they are being continued in the service as on today. In the facts and circumstances of the case, no further enquiry is necessary and the Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. It is made clear that this shall not preclude the respondents to consider the case of the petitioners for regularization along with similarly situated persons as and when any decision is taken to that effect by the 1st respondent University. No costs. _____________ G. ROHINI, J Date: 02.12.2010 KLP