THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No. 21898 OF 1996 Date: 19.01.2007 N. Raja Kumar Reddy. … Petitioner and Sri Venkateswara University rep., by its Registrar, Tirupathi and two others. … Respondents. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No. 21898 OF 1996 ORDER: Questioning the notification issued by the 1st respondent University dated 28.02.1996 in appointing the 3rd respondent as Junior Maintenance Engineer, the present writ petition is filed. The petitioner, possessing qualification of First class B.Tech in Computer sciences contends that the 3rd respondent is not a First class B.Tech graduate in computer sciences and as such was ineligible to be appointed as Junior Maintenance Engineer. The qualifications prescribed, for appointment as Junior Maintenance Engineer, in the notification dated 28.02.1996 is a). First Class B.Tec. CSE; or B.Tec. Electronics with specialization in computer Hardware. In their counter affidavit, respondents 1 and 2 would state that since the 3rd respondent is a B.Tech in Electronics and communications and he had specialization in computer Hardware subjects in B.Tech degree course, he fulfils the qualifications prescribed in the notification. The mere fact that he does not possess first Class B.Tec degree is of no consequence as the notification prescribes the qualifications of B.Tec First Class only for a person who has completed his B.Tech course in computer sciences. However, for a candidate possessing qualification of B.Tech Electronics and communications with specialization in computer Hardware, the requirement of a pass in the First Class has not been specified in the notification. In the absence of any such prohibition, respondents 1 and 2 cannot be faulted in appointing the 3rd respondent as a Junior Maintenance Engineer. The writ petition fails and is accordingly dismissed. No costs. ____________________________ Date: 19.01.2007 RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J MRKR