HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.9482 of 2010 Date: April 23, 2010 Between: Kasula Kiranmayee, D/o. Brahmachary, Aged 30 years, Research Scholar, R/o.H.No.6-3-120, Sagara Vidhi, Hanamkonda – 506 001, and three others … Petitioners And Kakatiya University, Warangal, Represented by its Registrar, Warangal … Respondent Order: Petitioners, four in number, who are Research Scholars in Biotechnology in the respondent-University, filed this writ petition seeking Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent-University in proposing to fill-up the posts of Assistant and Associate Professors in Biotechnology, vide notification No.2/2009 dated 31-12- 2009, with candidates possessing Masters’ Degree in Botony and Geology, as illegal and arbitrary. The respondent-University issued notification dated 31-12-2009 inviting applications in the prescribed form from qualified candidates to fill up the vacancies of Assistant and Associate Professors in various groups. In group-II, five vacancies are notified for the subject of Biotechnology. It is the grievance of the petitioners that respondent-University is taking steps to issue call letters to the candidates who are not qualified. A copy of one such call letter dated 06-04-2010 is filed along with the material papers. A perusal of the said letter indicates that candidates were called to be present before the selection committee along with all original certificates. By mere issuance of call letters, to certain candidates, by the respondent-University, it cannot be presumed that the respondent-University is going to appoint candidates who do not satisfy the eligibility criteria to hold the posts notified. The petitioners, who are Research Scholars, have no locus to question the action of the respondent- University in issuing call letters to the candidates who have responded to the notification dated 31-12-2009 on the ground that those candidates do not have the requisite qualification to hold the posts notified, even before appointments are made to the said posts. If any appointments are made contrary to the eligibility criteria notified, it is always open to the affected parties to question such appointments, but even before appointments are made, petitioners, who have nothing to do with the proposed selection, cannot be granted the relief sought by them. The writ petition is devoid of any merit and is accordingly dismissed, however, in the circumstances, without order as to costs. ___________________________ (R. SUBHASH REDDY, J) April 23, 2010 MRR