THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.17084 of 1998 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in fixing retrospective cut-off date in G.O.Rt.No.589 Education (VEI-1) Department dated 5.5.1998 as arbitrary, illegal and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently declare that the petitioner is eligible along with others for merit promotion as on the date of issuance of G.O.Rt.No.589 dated 5.5.1998. It is the case of the petitioner that he has been working as Reader in the Department of Law, Sri Krishna Devaraya University, Ananthapur and he had put in more than 8 years of service in that capacity and established himself as good teacher and researcher. He has credit of producing one Ph.D. student in Law and acting as guide for students of Ph.D. Further, he has distinction of publication of research papers in Law in various national and international Journals. He has organized and participated in various state, national and international seminars. ______________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 25.4.2007 DA THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.17084 of 1998 25.4.2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU W.P.No.17084 of 1998 Date: 25th April, 2007 Between: Dr.R.G.B.Bhagvath Kumar .. Petitioner And Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Secretariat, Hyderabad & another. .. Respondents