IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 9357 of 2009 Between: Mohd. Mustafa S/o.Naseeruddin University College of Law, Subedari, Warangal, Warangal District. ..... PETITIONER AND Kakatiya University, represented by Registrar, Vidyaranyapuri, Warangal. .....RESPONDENT Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.N.V.ANANTHA KRISHNA Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.DEEPAK BHATTACHARJEE The Court made the following : O R D E R: This writ petition is filed for a writ of Mandamus to declare the inaction of the Executive Council in disposing of the appeal and intimating the petitioner of the status of the said appeal as illegal and arbitrary. Heard Sri N.V.Anantha Krishna, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel representing Sri Deepak Bhattacharjee, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent. By order dated 26-12-2008, the petitioner, former Senior Assistant of the respondent, was dismissed from service and ordered for recovery of Rs.4,26,188/-. According to the petitioner, he filed an appeal before the Executive Council and the same is neither disposed of nor its status is revealed to the petitioner. The learned counsel representing the respondent submitted that if the appeal is still pending before the Executive Council, the same will be disposed of. Inasmuch as the grievance of the petitioner is innocuous in nature, the writ petition is disposed of with the direction to the Executive Council of the respondent-University to dispose of the appeal claimed to have been filed by the petitioner against order dated 26-12-2008, within a period of two (2) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, if the same is not already disposed of, and communicate the decision to the petitioner. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, WPMP No.12231 of 2009 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 30th April, 2009 vrn