THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR W.A.No.9 of 2005 JUDGMENT (Per Sri Justice Ghulam Mohammed) Respondent Nos.1 to 4 were originally the employees of Osmania University. In the year 1978, they got absorbed in Kakatiya University. Earlier, they filed W.P.No.15814 of 1990 questioning the order dated 29.10.1990, withdrawing the earlier seniority lists of Senior Assistants and the revised list was prepared without issuing any notice to them. The said writ petition was allowed on 24.01.1994 setting aside the said order. Subsequently, the respondents-University issued proceedings dated 08.07.1994, deciding not to disturb the seniority of the candidates, who were selected and appointed during the year 1978 and that the seniority of the Senior Assistants (UDCs) as notified vide orders dated 28.02.1986 holds good, however, the objections, if any, must be communicated to the authorities by 23.07.1994. The appellants-Kakatiya University challenged the said proceedings by filling W.P.No.14781 of 1991, whereby the learned Judge of this Court allowed the same on 20.11.2002 setting aside the said proceedings. Challenging the same, the appellants filed the present appeal. 2. Learned Standing Counsel for the appellants submitted that the appellants have now promoted as Superintendents and Assistant Registrars and are working as such. 3. Sri M. Rama Rao, learned Counsel for the respondents reported no instructions. 4. In view of the submission of the learned Standing Counsel for the appellants that the appellants have been working in their promotional posts, such as Superintendents and Assistant Registrars and as per the counter-affidavit, the post of Assistant Registrar is a selection post based on merit-cum-ability and not on seniority, we are of the view that the seniority list, which is questioned, is not the criterion for promotion to the said post. In the circumstances, the cause in the writ appeal does not survive and the same is, accordingly, closed. No order as to costs. ______________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J _________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J Date:11.10.2011 sj