IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.17028 OF 2001 Between: J. Lingamaiah. - - - Petitioner. AND The Osmania University, Rep. by its Registrar, Osmania University Campus, Hyderabad, and others. - - - Respondents. This Court made the following : HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.17028 OF 2001 O R D E R: The petitioner claims to have worked as a helper on daily wage basis in the Japal-Rangapur Observatory, Department of Astronomy under the control of the Osmania University, Hyderabad. He filed the present Writ petition assailing the action of the University in discontinuing with his services from 30-06-2000 and seeking a consequential direction to reinstate him and regularize his services pursuant to the G.O.Ms. No.212, Finance and Planning, dated 22-04- 1994. As per the petitioner’s own case, he was appointed in the service of the university only in December, 1992. As per the law laid down by the Supreme Court in A. Manjula Bhashini and others Vs. Managing Director, Andhra Pradesh Women’s Co-operative Finance Corporation Limited and another[1], the petitioner would not be eligible to claim regularization in service under G.O.Ms. No. No.212, Finance and Planning, dated 22- 04-1994, as he did not put in the requisite five years of service by the cut off date, viz. 25-11-1993, stipulated in the said G.O. The Writ petition is therefore devoid of merit and is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. _______________ SANJAY KUMAR, J. November 25, 2010. Dsh. [1] (2009) 8 SCC 431.