IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO :13035 of 1997 Between: 1. M.Gowri Shanker, s/o. Sambasivarao, aged 32 years, Lecturer in Chemistry, J.K.G. College, Guntur, Guntur District. 2. Dr.P.Sridhara Babu, Lecturer in Chemistry, Guntur, Guntur District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1. The Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Secretary, Higher Education, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2. The Commissioner of College Education, Nampally, Hyderabad. 3. The Secretary and Correspondent, J.K.G. College, Guntur, Guntur 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 may be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus to declare as illegal, arbitrary and discriminatory the action of the respondents in terminating the petitioners services as Lecturer in Chemistry and issue a consequential direction to absorb the petitioners in petitioners respective posts as Lecturer in Chemistry in the respondent No.3 college from the date of petitioners initial appointment with all consequential benefits. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.V. Subba Reddy Counsel for the Respondents : G.P. for Higher Education The Court made the following : To 1. Secretary, Higher Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2. The Commissioner of College Education, Nampally, Hyderabad. 3. The Secretary and Correspondent, J.K.G. College, Guntur, Guntur District. 4. 2 C.Cs. to Government Pleader for Higher Education, High court of Andhra Pradesh, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. 5. 2 C.D. copies