IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 7807 of 1996 Between: Dr.Y.Arunavalli D/o. Sri Y.Shankara Rao Aged about 39 years, Lecturer in Law, S.P.Mahila Viswavidyalayam Tirupathi R/o.Tirupathi ..... PETITIONER AND The Registrar, Sri Padmavathi Mahila Viswa Vidyalayam, Tirupathi .....RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the notification No.SPMVV/205/Estt./A-96, Dt.9/3/1996 issued by the respondent in so far it relates to the reservation of the post of reader in Law to SC category is concerned as arbitrary, discriminatory unjust, contrary to law and consequently direct the respondent to consider the petitioner for selection to the post of Reader in Law in the existing vacancy by earmarking the post of Reader in Law to OC Category in the respondent Viswa Vidyalayam and pass such other order Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.JAGAPATHI Counsel for the Respondent: MRS. CH.LAXMI KUMARI, SC FOR PADMAVATHI MAHILA VISWAVIDYALAM. The Court made the following: O R D E R: It is brought to the notice of this Court that after issuance of Notification dated 09-03-1996, which is impugned in this writ petition, reserving one post of Reader in Law under SC category, it was again re-notified during the pendency of this writ petition and that was also challenged by filing another writ petition and again a third writ petition has also been filed under similar circumstances. Therefore, the cause in this writ petition does not survive and the writ petition is liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. _____________________ 09-12-2004. Lrkm. To 1. The Registrar, Sri Padmavathi Mahila Viswa Vidyalayam, Tirupathi 2. 2CD copies.