HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V. ESWARAIAH AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZUL PURKAR W.P.No.6576 OF 2000 O R D E R: (Hon’ble Sri Justice V. Eswaraiah) This Writ Petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking regularization of her services as Lecturer in Telugu in the existing aided vacancy and to pay on par with the regular lecturers for the service rendered by her, in terms of G.O.Ms.No. 328, Education, dated 15.10.1997 without reference to the cut off date specified in the G.O. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Government Pleader for Education and learned counsel for the 4th respondent. The petitioner was appointed as a part-time Lecturer in Telugu, in the 4th respondent college on 26.08.1989. As can be seen from G.O.Ms.No.212 Finance & Planning (FW.PC.III) Department dated 22.04.1994, the Government, keeping in view the judgment of the Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No.2979 of 1992 dated 12.08.1992 and batch, decided that services of such persons who worked continuously for a minimum period of 5 years and are continuing as on 25.11.1993 be regularized by the appointing authorities subject to fulfillment of certain conditions. Admittedly, the petitioner was appointed as Lecturer in 1989 and so, it is clear that she did not fulfill the required criteria of five years continuous service as on 25.11.1993 to seek regularization of her service. Admittedly, the Government has issued orders in G.O.Ms.No.328 Education (CE-III) Department dated 15.10.1997 notifying the criteria for regularization of service. As per para 9(5) thereof, only those who have put in a service of 3 academic years as on 30.07.1991 or 5 academic years as on 25.11.1993, as the case may be, and also continuing in service on the date of issue of those orders are eligible for regularization and so, it is clear that the petitioner is not eligible for regularization as sought for. The Apex Court in A.MANJULA BHASHINI AND OTHERS VS. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, A.P. WOMEN’S COOPERATIVE FINANCE CORPORATION LTD. AND ANOTHER[1] upheld the validity of the Andhra Pradesh (Regulation of Appointments to Public Services and Rationalization of Staff Pattern and Pay Structure) Act, 1994 (for short `the 1994 Act') by Amendment Act Nos.3 and 27 of 1998, so also the cut off date as fixed for continuance of their service subject to the required period of service as on 25.11.1993. In view of the aforesaid judgment of the Apex Court and the averments made in the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the 4th respondent, we are of the opinion that the claim of the petitioner does not fit into the required criteria, and therefore, the petitioner is not entitled to the relief sought for and the Writ Petition is devoid of merits and hence, is liable to be dismissed. The Writ Petition is, therefore, dismissed. No costs. ------------------------- (V. ESWARAIAH, J) ----------------------------- (R. SUBHASH REDDY, J) ----------------------------------- (VILAS V. AFZUL PURKAR,J) 13th October 2009 ksld [1] 2009(5) ALD 58 (SC)