HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR W.P.No.17924 of 1995 MONDAY, THE 9th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2009 Between: Y.Sriranganayaki ….PETITIONER(S) and The Commissioner of Collegiate Education, A.P. Hyderabad and others …RESPONDENT(S) HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR W.P.No.17924 of 1995 ORDER: (PER SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH) In this writ petition, the petitioner questions the action of 2nd respondent in not allowing her to continue as part time Lecturer in Telugu as illegal and arbitrary. Heard the learned counsel on either side. Admittedly, the petitioner was appointed as a part-time Lecturer in Telugu in the 2nd respondent’s college on 20.01.1995. As can be seen from G.O.Ms.No.212 Finance & Planning (FW.PC.III) Department dated 22.04.1994, the Government, keeping in view the judgment of Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No.2979 of 1992 dated 12.08.1992 and batch, decided that services of such persons who worked continuously for a minimum period of 5 years and are continuing as on 25.11.1993 be regularized by the appointing authorities subject to fulfillment of certain conditions. Admittedly, the petitioner was appointed as Lecturer on 20.01.1995 and so, it is clear that she did not fulfill the required criteria of five years continuous service as on 25.11.1993 to seek regularization of his service. Admittedly, the Government has issued orders in G.O.Ms.No.328 Education (CE-III) Department dated 15.10.1997 notifying the criteria for regularization of service. As per para 9(5) thereof, only those who have put in a service of 3 academic years as on 30.07.1991 or 5 academic years as on 25.11.1993, as the case may be, and also continuing in service on the date of issue of those orders are eligible for regularization and so, it is clear that the petitioner is not eligible for regularization as sought. The Apex Court in A.MANJULA BHASHINI AND OTHERS VS. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, A.P. WOMEN’S COOPERATIVE FINANCE CORPORATION LTD. AND ANOTHER[1] upheld the validity of the Andhra Pradesh (Regulation of Appointments to Public Services and Rationalization of Staff Pattern and Pay Structure) Act, 1994 (for short `the 1994 Act') by Amendment Act Nos.3 and 27 of 1998, so also the cut off date as fixed for continuance of their service subject to the required period of service as on 25.11.1993. In view of the aforesaid judgment of the Apex Court and the averments made in the counter affidavit filed by 2nd respondent, we do not find any illegality or infirmity in the impugned order as the claim of the petitioner does not fit into the required criteria, and therefore the petitioner is not entitled for the relief sought and the writ petition is devoid of merits and hence is liable to be dismissed. The writ petition is accordingly, dismissed. The interim order granted earlier stands vacated. No order as to costs. ___________________ V.ESWARAIAH, J _______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J ___________________________ VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR,J 9th November 2009 CVRK [1] 2009(5) ALD 58 (SC)