THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.13598 of 2007 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the first respondent in not appointing the petitioner for the post of Assistant Professor reserved for Scheduled Tribe category in pursuance to the Advertisement No.1/2006 dated 31.3.2006 as arbitrary and illegal and consequently direct the respondents to consider for appointment of petitioner as Assistant Professor in Public Administration in ST vacancy. It appears, the post of Assistant Professor in Public Administration (ST) was notified vide Advertisement No.1/2006 dated 31.3.2006. Petitioner along with other two persons applied for the said post, but he alone was interviewed and other two persons did not appear for interview. According to the petitioner, he faired well in the interview and since no other person appeared for interview, the question of comparative merit does not arise. Therefore, he should have been appointed automatically. A detailed counter affidavit has been filed by the respondents denying the allegations made by the petitioner and stated that the petitioner was interviewed and he was the only person appeared for examination and the selection committee has not recommended his name, therefore, the post of Assistant Professor which was reserved for Scheduled Tribe category was not filled up and the said post will be re-notified. Under those circumstances, the writ petition is devoid of merits and liable to be dismissed and accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. ______________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 2.11.2007 DA THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.13598 of 2007 2.11.2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU W.P.No.13598 of 2007 Date: 2nd November, 2007 Between: A.Shankar Kumar .. Petitioner And Osmania University, rep. by its Registrar, O.U. Campus, Hyderabad & another. .. Respondents