IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 23225 of 2005 Between: Kalluri Ankanna, W/o. Karrenna, Ganga Hostel, S.K. University, Anantapur. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 S.K. University, Rep by its Registrar, Anantapur. 2 Sri Ch. Rama Prasada Rao, Associate Professor, S.K. Institute of Management, S.K. University, Anantapur. ..RESPONDENT(S) 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 an order, direction or writ, more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the ﬁrst respondent in not undertaking a comprehensive enquiry into the ﬁnancial and procedural irregularities in the running of the Distance Education Center of the University in the year 2001-2002, more particularly in not making eﬀorts to recover the loss of revenue caused to the University from those responsible for the irregularities, in an of unlawful and arbitrary dereliction of responsible for the irregularities, in an act of unlawful and arbitrary dereliction of responsibility, and further direct the ﬁrst respondent to undertake such an enquiry and recover the loss of revenue from the second respondent and order responsible for the same, and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court deems ﬁt and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.BALAGOPAL Counsel for the Respondents: MR.M.RAMALINGESWARA REDDY The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.23225 of 2005 ORDER: The petitioner statedly is an oﬃce bearer of Sri Krishnadevaraya University Campus Unit of All India Students Federation. He ﬁled the instant writ petition seeking a writ of mandamus declaring the action of said University in not undertaking a comprehensive enquiry into ﬁnancial and procedural irregularities in running Distance Education Center (DEC) of the University during 2001-2002 and not taking any eﬀorts to recover loss of revenue caused to the University as illegal and arbitrary, and for appropriate directions. A counter aﬃdavit is ﬁled inter alia adverting to the enquiry conducted by a three-member committee headed by a Retired Judge of this Court. It appears based on the report of the enquiry, while dropping action to recover any loss caused to it, University imposed punishment of reversion on second respondent, who at the relevant time was Director of Distance Education Center. In that view of the matter, it would not be proper for this Court to issue mandamus as prayed for. If so advised, it is always open to petitioner to approach the institution of Hon’ble Lokayukta or Upa Lokayukta for redressal. The writ petition, with the observations as above, is accordingly dismissed. No costs. _______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 16.10.2008 pln