IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE Dr. JUSTICE G.YETHIRAJULU WRIT PETITION No. 18869 of 2004 Between: B.V. Sridhar, S/o. Venugopal Rao, Satavahana College, Seetarampuram, Vijayawada, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner & Director of Collegiate Education, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 2 The Regional Joint Director of Collegiate Education, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. 3 Correspondent Satavahana College, Seetarampuram, Vijayawada, Krishna District. .....RESPONDENTS 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 any appropriate order or direction or a writ more particularly a Writ in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondents herein to absorb the Petitioner herein in the aided vacant Lecturer post in the Department of Chemistry in the Satavahana College, Vijayawada, by declaring the action of the 1st Respondent herein is illegal, arbitrary and void. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.GADEVENKATESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR EDUCATION The Court made the following: ORDER: The petitioner is contending that he is working as a Lecturer in the 3rd respondent college in an unaided post from 07.10.1999. Subsequently, the 3rd respondent addressed a letter dated 21.04.2004 to the 1st respondent requesting to absorb the petitioner into an aided vacancy which is available with the 3rd respondent college and the said proposal is pending with the 1st respondent. The 1st respondent so far did not pass any order on the said proposal. The petitioner, therefore, approached this Court through this writ petition, seeking a direction to the 1st respondent to pass appropriate orders on the proposal made by the 3rd respondent regarding his absorption into an aided vacancy of the 3rd respondent college. 2. In the light of the submissions made by the petitioner, the 1st respondent is directed to pass appropriate orders on the proposal of the 3rd respondent dated 21.04.2004 regarding the absorption of the petitioner into an aided vacancy which is available with the 3rd respondent college, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 3. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. No order as to costs. Note: Issue CC by tomorrow B/o dsr ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To: 1. The Commissioner & Director of Collegiate Education, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad 2. The Regional Joint Director of Collegiate Education, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District 3. The Correspondent Satavahana College, Seetarampuram, Vijayawada, Krishna District 4. Two CCs to the Government Pleader for Education, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 5. Two CD copies.