THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 8949 of 2010 O R D E R: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent University. In this Writ Petition, the petitioner seeks mandamus to declare the action of the respondent University in not issuing her the call letter for the proposed interview to be conducted on 25.04.2010 for the post of Assistant Professor, OC (Women) Category, Physics Department of the respondent University, as illegal and arbitrary. The case of the petitioner is that she is holding Doctorate in Physics having been conferred the same by the respondent University vide proceedings dated 09.04.2010. According to her, she belongs to the Scheduled Caste. She submits that after completing M.Sc. in Physics she has been working in the respondent University as a contract lecturer from 2005. The respondent has issued notification No. 1 of 2009, dated 31.12.2009 calling for the applications from the qualified candidates for the post of Assistant Professor to be submitted on or before 18.02.2010. Condition No.3 thereof makes it clear that the candidates should be the holders of Ph.D. as on the date of the notification of the Regulations-2009 of the UGC. The grievance of the petitioner is that though she has acquired Ph.D. on 09.04.2010, no call letter was sent to her, but the similarly placed persons, by name one D. Esther Kalpana Rani, who was conferred Ph.D. in Physics on 15.02.2010 and Sri Annem Srinivas Reddy, who was conferred Ph.D. in Zoology on 11.04.2010 were issued call letters to attend the interviews. On instructions, the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent University submits that in so far as Sri Annem Srinivas Reddy is concerned, the call letter was issued by oversight and as such, vide letter No. 298/A2/KU/2010, dated 19.04.2010, the respondent University has intimated the said Srinivas Reddy not to appear before the Selection Committee. Insofar as Ms. D. Esther Kalpana Rani is concerned, it is to be noted that she was awarded Ph.D. in Physics on 15.02.2010 i.e. prior to the last date for submission of applications and that therefore, the respondent has considered her candidature and issued call letter to attend the interview. In view of the submissions made by the learned Standing Counsel and in view of the fact that the petitioner does not possess the required qualification i.e. Ph.D. by the last date for receipt of applications i.e. 18.02.2010, the relief prayed for in this Writ Petition cannot be granted. The Writ Petition is devoid of merit and the same is accordingly dismissed. No costs. ---------------------------- (R. SUBHASH REDDY, J) 21st April 2010 ksld