IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD HON’BLE Mr. JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.3865 of 2005 Dated: March 8, 2007 Between: S.G.K. Oriental Degree College, Tadikonda, Rep. by its President & Correspondent, Guntur, Guntur District. … Petitioner And State of A.P. rep. by its Secretary to Govt., Education Department, Secretariat, Saifabad, Hyderabad, and others. … Respondents Order: Petitioner, a degree college, has filed this Writ Petition seeking Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not granting permission to it, to fill up the vacant aided post of Attender as arbitrary and illegal and a consequential direction to the respondents to fill up the said post. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 3. In the affidavit filed in support of the Writ Petition, it is stated that petitioner-college was established in 1968 and there are 7 teaching and 2 non-teaching posts in the college, which receive grant-in-aid from the State Government. The non-teaching posts consist of Junior Assistant and Attender. It is stated that one Sri D. Narasimhulu, who was working as Attender died on 26-02-2004 and due to his death, the post of Attender fell vacant. 4. The case of the petitioner is that since 26-02-2004, the said post has been vacant and there is nobody to take care of sanitation in the college. It is stated that having regard to the need and as per the staffing pattern, petitioner has submitted several representations, the latest one on 27-11-2004, to the second respondent requesting him to grant permission to fill up the post of Attender that fell vacant. Petitioner’s grievance is that though the representation has been pending since a long time, no action whatsoever has been taken 5. This court, while admitting the Writ Petition by order dated 04-03-2005, passed in W.P.M.P.No.5213 of 2005, directed the respondents to consider the representation dated 27-11-2004 and pass appropriate orders. 6. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that so far no order has been communicated to the petitioner 7. In these circumstances, I dispose of the Writ Petition directing the respondents to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 27-11-2004 and pass appropriate orders within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of this order, if not already passed, and communicate the same to the petitioner. No costs. ______________________________ JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY. March 8, 2007 MRR