IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 3648 of 1993 Between: A.PULLESWARA RAO S/o.late Subbarao Andhra University Waltair. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Andhra University reptd. by its Registrar, Waltair 2 V.Suryanarayamurthy, Assistant Registrar, A.U. College of Engineering, Andhra University Waltair 3 B.Ganga Raju, Assistant Registrar(Acad), Andhra University Waltair 4 G.Ramamohana Rao, Assistant Registrar, Office of the University Engineer, A.U. Waltair 5 N.Koteswararao, Assistant Registrar (Exams) Andhra University Waltair 6 S.S.K.P.Sastry, Superintendent, A.II Section, University office, Andhra University Waltair 7 P.Lakshmana Reddy, Superintendent, SC ST cell, University office, Andhra University Waltair. ....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, more in the nature of mandamus declaring the action of respdt.1 in appointing the respondents 2 to 5 as Asst. Registrars of A.U. by way of direct recruitment without issuing a notification and is appointing the respondents 6 & 7 as Superintendents ignoring the claim of the petitioner, as illegal, void, arbitrary offending the fundamental right of the petitioner under Art.14 of the Constitution, of India and consequentially to direct respondent 1 university to cancel the appointments of Respondents 2 to 5 and to promote the petitioner to the post of the superintendent with effect from the date of promotion of respondents 6 & 7 with all consequential benefits including monetary benefits and seniority as against Respondents 6 & 7 Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.R.K.CHOWDARY Counsel for the Respondent No.1: MR.P.B.VIJAY KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.5: Mr. J. SUDDHEER. For the Respondents 2 to 4, 6 and 7: None appeared. The Court Made the Following: ORDER: Learned Standing Counsel for Andhra University, Mr. P.B. Vijay Kumar, produced the proceedings dated 07-12-2000 of the Vice Chancellor, wherein seniority of the petitioner in the cadre of Superintendent was considered with effect from January, 1993 on national basis. As the relief sought for in the writ petition is already granted, no further orders are required in this writ petition and accordingly the same is closed. ..... ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // 17-06-2004 SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Registrar, Andhra University, Waltair. 2. 2CD copies ghn/lvl