IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 7788 of 1998 Between: Dr.Mohd.Ahmed.Ali, S/o Mohd.Asghar Ali, R/o Hyderbad. ..... PETITIONER AND Osmania University, Rep by its Registrar, Osmania University Campus, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus to direct the respondent to consider the case of the petitioner for appointment of Lecturer in Urdu in the respondent-University pursuant to the Interview held on 25.8.97 under Notification/Advertisement No.3/96 and pending such consideration not to fill up the post of lecturer in Urdu by promotion or by re- notification. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.D.V.SITARAMAMURTHY Counsel for the Respondent: Mr K.Ramakantha Reddy SC for O.U The Court made the following: ORDER: Heard learned counsel on either side. It is represented that having regard to the subsequent events and also filing of W.P.No.181 of 2004, the prayer in this Writ Petition has become in fructuous. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. However, it shall be open for the petitioner to raise all the questions and objections in W.P.No.181 of 2004. No costs. ____________ 16-03-2005 kvrm To 1. The Registrar, Osmania University, Osmania University Campus, Hyderabad. 2. 2 CCs to GP for Higher Education, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 3. 2 CD copies.