THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No. 31296 OF 1998 Date: 12.02.2008. Between: T. Shekar Reddy. … Petitioner and The Govt. of A.P. rep., by the Secretary (Higher Education) Secretariat, Hyderabad and two others. … Respondents. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No. 31296 OF 1998 ORDER: The relief sought for in this writ petition is to include the services rendered by the petitioner from 05.03.1987 to 01.02.1991, in the unaided post, in computing the eligible period for being extended the benefits under the career advancement scheme. The petitioner, in effect, wants the period of unaided service rendered by him earlier to be treated as having been rendered in an aided post for being extended the aforesaid benefit. In State of Assam Vs. Ajit Kumar Sarma[1] the Supreme Court held that no mandamus could be issued against the State directing it to provide grant-in-aid, that what grants the State should make to private educational institutions and upon what terms, were matters for the State to decide and, in the absence of any statutory provision governing such grant, no mandamus could be issued directing the State to provide grant- in-aid. Following the said judgment, a Division Bench of this Court in Y. Sidda Reddy Vs. Government of A.P.[2] observed that no private educational institution or an employee of such an educational institution had a legal right to compel financial assistance by the State. While the question whether such a writ petition is maintainable at the behest of a lecturer is itself not free from doubt, it is not necessary to examine this question in view of the fact that grant of such relief is specifically prohibited by Act 26 of 2006. Sri G. Dasaradharami Reddy, learned Counsel for the petitioner would seek permission of this Court to challenge the vires of Act 26 of 2006. Leaving it open to the petitioner, if he so chooses, to challenge the vires of the Act, or any provision thereof, the writ petition fails and is, accordingly, dismissed. No costs. _______________________________ Date: 12.02.2008 RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J MRKR [1] AIR 1965 SC 1196 [2] Judgment in W.P.8697 of 1005 dt.7.11.2005