IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA, THE CHIEF JUSTICE WRIT PETITION NO : 19641 of 1994 Between: 1 Alugoju Sadanandam, S/o Late Venkatadri, R/o H.No.1-694/4, Hunter Road, Hanamkonda, Warangal Dist. 2 Ravi Prakash Singaravelu , s/o D. Singaravelu, R/o Aa.6, Staff Quarters, Art & Science College, Subedari, Hanamkonda, Warangal dist. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Registrar, Kakatiya University, Warangal, Warangal dist. 2 Dr. K.Jayashankar, Vice Chancellor, Kakatiya University, Warangal, Warangal dist. 3 The Chairman, Selection Committee, Kakatiya University, Warangal, Warangal dist. .....RESPONDENTS 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 issue a writ, order or direction particularly one in the nature fo writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to make the appointments to the post of Professors from among the only eligible candidates in accordance with the guidelines issued by the University Grants Commission, New Delhi. Advocate for the Petitioners: MR.A.PRABHAKAR RAO Advocate for the Respondent No.1: MR.B.NARAYANA REDDY For respondents 2 and 3: None appeared. The Court made he following : O R D E R: The petitioners in this Writ Petition sought a general relief against the respondents that they be directed to make appointments to the post of Professors from amongst the eligible candidates in accordance with the guidelines issued by the University Grants Commission (for short “U.G.C.”). The petitioners in the Writ Petition did not as such, challenge the appointment of any specific candidate stating that the appointment of such specific candidate was in violation of the guidelines issued by the U.G.C. or that the appointment was from amongst ineligible candidates. The first respondent-University in its detailed reply submitted that no single appointment was made by the University irregularly thereby violating the qualifications prescribed by the U.G.C. The University stated that vacancies so far filled by it were according to norms prescribed by the U.G.C. In the absence of petitioners citing an example or questioning the appointment of any specific person, no relief can be granted in this petition where the relief prayed for is of general in nature and there is denial by the respondents of the allegations of petitioners that University is making appointments from amongst ineligible candidates. The Writ Petition is dismissed. ------------------------- 24.06.2004 CC to: 1)The Registrar, Kakatiya University, Warangal, Warangal dist. 2)The Vice Chancellor, Kakatiya University, Warangal, Warangal dist. 3)The Chairman, Selection Committee, Kakatiya University, Warangal, Warangal dist. 4)Two CD copies DRK/TVR