THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B. CHANDRA KUMAR Writ Petition No. 18097 of 2001 Order: This writ petition is filed challenging the action of the respondents in not regularizing the petitioner in the post of Lecturer in English that is lying vacant since 31st March, 1999 at the Salvation Army William Booth Junior College, Bapatla, Guntur District, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently to direct the respondents not to discharge the petitioner from the post of Lecturer. The case of the petitioner, in brief, is as follows. The petitioner belongs to Christian community and his denomination is “Salvation Army”. The Salvation Army which is a Christian minority organization established as William Booth Junior College at Bapatla in the year 1983. It was accorded permanent minority status by the Government of A.P., vide minority status certificate No.663/4749/M&R/A2/2000(c), dated 11.05.2000 based on G.O. Ms. No.23, Minorities Welfare (M&R) Department, dated 10.03.1999. The further case of the petitioner is that he is a first class post-graduate in English with 61% marks from Nagarjuna University in the year 1990 and he also secured M. Phil from Andhra University with 63% marks in the year 1998 and that he is eligible and qualified under the norms of the University Grants Commission to be appointed as a Lecturer in English in Degree College as well as in Universities. It is also the case of the petitioner that he has been working as a part-time Lecturer in English in the 2nd respondent-College since about 9 years for a petty sum of Rs.1,000/- per month. It is also his case that his fundamental rights guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India have been affected in view of the paltry payments made to him. It is also his case that the second respondent-college made an application to the Secretary, Board of Intermediate Education seeking permission to fill up the regular vacancy of English Lecturer consequent on the retirement of one B. Shyamsunder Rao, but so far there is no response from them and that his name would have been considered for the said post. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. None appears for the respondents. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that still the petitioner has been continuing as part-time Lecturer in the second respondent-College. The only point that arises for consideration is whether the case of the petitioner requires to be considered by the respondents. Since the petitioner has categorically stated that he is a first class post-graduate in English with 61% marks from Nagarjuna University in the year 1990 and he also secured M. Phil from Andhra University with 63% marks in the year 1998 and that he is eligible and qualified under the norms of the University Grants Commission to be appointed as a Lecturer in English in Degree College as well as in Universities, I am of the view that the petitioner’s case is bona fide one and that the respondents have to consider his case in the regular vacancy, if any, or as and when vacancy arises. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner in the regular vacancy, if any, or as and when regular vacancy arises. No costs. ___________________ B. CHANDRA KUMAR, J. Date: 25.11.2010 Nsr