IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA WRIT PETITION NO : 13943 of 1994 Between: 1. S.Veerabrahmam, S/o. Ramaiah. Aged about 30 years, R/o. Cherlagudipadu. 2. Kata Neelakantham, S/o. Mallaiah. Aged about 28 years, R/o. Jangameswarapuram. 3. Vadisela Yelamanda Reddy, S/o. Bali Reddy. Aged about 45 years, R/o. Jangameswarapuram. 4. Kata Mallaiah, S/o. Kotaiah, Aged about 48 years, R/o. Jangameswarapuram. 5. Sivasala Satyanarayana, S/o. Ramaiah. Aged about 33 years, R/o. Cherlagudipadu. 6. Chilaka Subba Rao, S/o. Subbaiah. Aged about 32 years, R/o. Cherlagudipadu. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1. The A.P.Agricultural University, Represented by its Registrar, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad. 2. The Associate Director of Research, A.P.Agricultural University LAM, Guntur. 3. Asst. Agronomist, Seed Production Farm, Jangameswarapuram, H/o Gurajala, Gurajala Mandal, Guntur District. 4. Thammisetti Venkateswarlu, S/o. Gopaiah. aged 37 years, Jangameswarapuram, 5. Thammisetti Nagaiah,u, S/o. Guravaiah. aged 44 years, Jangameswarapuram, 6. Thammisetti Peddiraju, S/o. Gopaiah. aged 29 years, Jangameswarapuram, 7. Thammisetti Pullamma, W/o. Nagaiah. aged 39 years, Jangameswarapuram, 8. Thammisetti Mangamma, W/o. Venkateswarulu. aged 27 years, Jangameswarapuram, 9. Thammisetti Ramana, S/o. Peddi Raju. aged 26 years, Jangameswarapuram, 10. Orsu Veeraswamy, S/o. Venkaiah. aged 34 years, Jangameswarapuram, 11. Orsu Venkatamma, W/o. Veeraswamy. aged 34 yrs, Jangameswarapuram, 12. Battula Balaiah, S/o. Mangaiah. aged 44 years, Jangameswarapuram, 13. Battula Edukondalu, S/o. Balaiah. aged 37 years, Jangameswarapuram, 14. Puligolla Chittemma, S/o. Saidulu. aged 46 years, Jangameswarapuram, 15. Maddirala Narasamma, W/o. Mallaiah. aged 36 years, Jangameswarapuram, 16. Kadiyala Govindamma, D/o. Apparao. aged 38 years, Jangameswarapuram, 17. Sirasala Meramma, W/o. Veeranarayana. aged 29 years, Cherlagudipadu. 18. Vallabhadasu Kamalamma, W/o. Venkaiah. aged 41 years, Jangameswarapuram, 19. Duggi Subahamma, aged 35 years, Cherlagudipadu. 20. Kasukurthi Durgamma, S/o. Ramasubbaiah. aged 46 years, Jangameswarapuram, 21. Sirasala Veeranarayana, S/o. Ramaiah. aged 36 years, Cherlagudipadu. 22. Battula Kotamma, W/o. Peda Guravaiah. aged 44 years, Jangameswarapuram, 23. Punam Ademma, W/o. Kumaraswamy. aged 50 years, Cherlagudipadu. 24. Battula Peda Guravaiah, S/o. Venkataiah. aged 52 years, Jangameswarapuram, 25. Kakumanu Sitaramamma, W/o. Venkateswarlu. aged 38 years, Cherlagudipadu. 26. Kakumanu Peda Govindamma, D/o. Brahmaiah. aged 38 years, Cherlagudipadu. 27. Kakumanu Bapamma, W/o. Govindaiah. aged 57 years, Cherlagudipadu. 28. Gudipalli Prasad Rao, S/o. Gopaiah. aged 28 years, Jangameswarapuram, 29. Kakumanu Alivelamma, W/o. Venkateswarlu. aged 43 years, Cherlagudipadu. 30. Kakumanu Seshamma, W/o. Saidaiah. aged 46 years, Cherlagudipadu. 31. Annem Koti Reddy, W/o. Gopi Reddy. aged 46 years, Jangameswarapuram, 32. Ambati Ramatulasamma, W/o. China Butchi Reddy. aged 42 years, Jangameswarapuram, 33. Orsu Venkata Kotamma, W/o. Venkataiah. aged 38 years, Jangameswarapuram, .....RESPONDENTS 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 an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of Mandamus declaring that the Seniority list dated 31/03/1993 as illegal, arbitrary and violative of all principles of natural justice and set aside the same with a direction to follow the seniority list contained in Proc.No.19/87 dated 25/07/1987. Counsel for the Petitioners 1 to 6 :MR.P.BHASKAR Counsel for the Respondents 1 to 3: SC FOR A.P.AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY Counsel for the Respondents 4 to 33: MR.G.VIDYASAGAR The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: When the matter has come up for hearing today, none appeared for the petitioner and also there is no representation on his behalf. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed for default. No order as to costs. _______________ (D.S.R.VARMA, J) 24.09.2004 MDAA/KRK To 1. The Registrar, A.P. Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad. 2. The Associate Director of Research, A.P.Agricultural University LAM, Guntur. 3. Asst. Agronomist, Seed Production Farm, Jangameswarapuram, H/o Gurajala, Gurajala Mandal, Guntur District. 4. 2CD copies