IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 10314 of 2009 Between: Dr.C.Manjulatha ..... PETITIONERS AND The Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, rep.by its Registrar. .....RESPONDENT Order: The petitioner as party-in-person filed this writ petition seeking a writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondent in considering the applications, dated 04.05.2009 and 12.05.2009, submitted by her to enquire into the matter of tampering her letter by one Mr.P.K.Kumar and leveling false allegations against her damaging her career, as illegal, arbitrary and violation of principles of natural justice. This Court by an order, dated 19.06.2009, passed in W.P.M.P.No.13275 of 2009, directed the respondent to consider the applications submitted by the petitioner and dispose of the same in accordance with law, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of that order. Thereafter, when the matter came up for consideration on 12.10.2009, it was represented on behalf of the respondent that the University is going to consider the applications of the petitioner. Based on that representation, the matter was directed to be listed on 20.10.2009. However, when the matter was taken up on 20.10.2009, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent-University reported no instructions stating that the Registrar of the University was on leave and this Court left with no other option, directed appearance of the Registrar of the respondent- University and posted the matter to today. Today, when the matter is taken up for consideration, the Registrar of the respondent-University is present in-person before this Court and produced note file showing that pursuant to the applications made by the petitioner, he addressed a letter, dated 19.10.2009, to the Station House Officer, III Town Police Station, Visakhapatnam, to investigate into the allegations between one Mr.P.K.Kumar and Dr.C.Manjulatha, the petitioner herein. The relevant portion of the order reads as under: “Since, both are making allegations against each other and the allegations are so serious, I am by directions of the Vice-Chancellor refer the matter to you to probe into the matter, on the basis of the complaints and in order to take action if found that the allegations are true and correct.” In view of referring the matter to the Police by the respondent- University, the petitioner submitted that she has no subsisting grievance in this writ petition. But, however, she sought a direction to the respondent-University to conduct an enquiry with regard to the conduct of Mr.P.K.Kumar, for which, the learned Standing Counsel reported no objection. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent-University to conduct an enquiry with regard to the conduct of Mr.P.K.Kumar and take necessary action in the matter, expeditiously. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date:26.10.2009 VGB