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 SRI JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM and THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S. RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 9175 of 1997 Between: 1. A.P.Scheduled Castes Welfare Association, rep.by its Secretary General, H.No.262, Salarjung Colony, Hyderabad. 2 T.V.Devdutt, S/o T.Venkaiah, A.P.Scheduled Castes Welfare Association, R/o 1-10-249/2/4, Ashoknagar Extension,Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Principal Secretary, Education Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Ananthapur, rep.by its Registrar, Ananthapur. 3 D.Prabhakar, S/o D.Chennu Nagu, R/o Allur Post, Koilakuntla Taluq, Kurnool District. (R-3 is impleaded as per Court Order dated 2-1-1998 in WPMP 35611/97) ..... 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 a Writ of Mandamus or any other writ, Order or direction declaring the grouping of departments for the purpose of recruitment and reservation as contemplated in G.O.Ms.No.995, (Education), dated 16-12-1982 and as notified in notification No.SKU/EEI/(97), dated 20-03-1997 as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to treat each department/subject as separate unit for the purpose of recruitment and reservations and fill up the existing future vacancies on that basis. Counsel for the Petitioners : MR.C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.1: G.P. for Higher Education Counsel for the Respondent No.2: SMT.K.SESHARAJYAM SC for Krishnadevaraya University Counsel for the Respondent No.3: Mr.N. Praveen Kumar. The Court made the following ORDER (per the Hon’ble Sri Justice J. Chelameswar): Sri C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners represents that he has no instructions from the clients. In the circumstances, the Writ Petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. No costs. _____________ J. CHELAMESWAR, J _____________ GODA RAGHURAM, J ___________ V.V.S. RAO, J 24th September, 2004 Isn/knk To 1 The Principal Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Education Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Registrar, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Ananthapur. 3. Two CCs to G.P. for Higher Education, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 4. Two CD copies.