IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 8281 of 2002 Between: 1 C.Ravi Sankar S/o.Chandra Sekhar Working in Sri Krishnadevaraya University Campus School, S.V.Puram, Anantapur R/o.Anantapur 2 Y.Durga Rani D/o.Veera Swamy Working in Sri Krishnadevaraya University Campus School, S.V.Puram, Anantapur R/o.Anantapur 3 C.Venkatesulu S/o.Lakshumamma Working in Sri Krishnadevaraya University Campus School, S.V.Puram, Anantapur R/o.Anantapur 4 C.Krishna Kumari D/o.Chandra sekhar Working in Sri Krishnadevaraya University Campus School, S.V.Puram, Anantapur R/o.Anantapur 5 V.Jacintha W/o.P.Sudarhshanam Working in Sri Krishnadevaraya University Campus School, S.V.Puram, Anantapur R/o.Anantapur 6 K.Venkata Chalam S/o.Aswarthappa Working in Sri Krishnadevaraya University Campus School, S.V.Puram, Anantapur R/o.Anantapur 7 K.Umapathi S/o.Bhaskarappa Working in Sri Krishnadevaraya University Campus School, S.V.Puram, Anantapur R/o.Anantapur 8 B.Arvinda Kumar S/o.Ramulu Working in Sri Krishnadevaraya University Campus School, S.V.Puram, Anantapur R/o.Anantapur ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh rep.by its Secretary Higher Education Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The Registrar Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur 3 The Correspondent Sri Krishnadevaraya University Campus School S.V.Puram, Anantapur .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue a writ order or direction particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not paying the petitioners the regular scale of pay attached to the post and also not giving them the regular appointment in campus High School of Sri Krishnadevaraya University, S.V.Puram, Anantapur though they have been working in regular posts and clear vacancies as illegal, arbitrary discriminatory and violative of Art.14 and 16 of the Constitution of India and pass such other order. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.PANDURANGA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION The Court made the following : ORDER : This Writ Petition is filed by the petitioners under Article 226 of Constitution of India, seeking to issue a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not paying the petitioners the regular scales of pay attached to the post and also not giving them the regular appointment in Campus High School of Sri Krishnadevaraya University, S.V.Puram, Anantapur as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India. 2. When the matter came up for hearing, petitioners 2 to 5 and 7 filed a petition in W.P.M.P. No.18587 of 2009 seeking permission of the Court to permit them to withdraw the writ petition. In view of the same, permission is accorded to withdraw the writ petition and accordingly dismissed in so far as petitioner Nos.2 to 5 and 7 are concerned. 3. It is represented that petitioners 1, 6 and 8 i.e., C.Ravi Shankar, K.Venkata Chalam and B.Aravinda Kumar have left the organization on 22.11.2006, 07.10.2002 and 02.07.2002 respectively. In that view, this Court is of the view that this writ petition is infructuous in so far as petitioner Nos.1,6 and 8 are concerned. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. No costs. _________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J July 22, 2009 KSH