IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 8628 of 1999 Between: P. Uday Kumar Reddy S/o Upender Reddy Pragathi Mahavidyalaya Junior College, Hanuman Tekdi, Hyderabad ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh. Rep. by its Secretary Higher Education Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad 2 The Director of Intermediate Education, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad 3 The Correspondent, Pragathi Maha Vidyalaya Junior College, Hanuman Tekdi, Sulthan Bazar, Hyderabad .....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 to issue a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents No.3 in not conducting the interviews in pursuant to the paper advertisement dt: 10- 10-1998 in Deccan Chronicle Daily news paper to fill up the Junior Lecturer in Botany in the Respondent No.3 College, is illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional consequently direct the Respondent No.3 to conduct the interviews for the posts of Junior Lecturer in Botany in pursuant to the newspaper advertisement dt: 10-10-1998 in Deccan Chronicle Daily news paper and pass such other order or order in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.V.SUBBA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 and 2: GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION The Court made the following Order: Since none appeared for the petitioner on 26-02-2008, the matter was directed to be listed under the caption ‘for dismissal’. Today, though the matter is listed under the caption ‘for dismissal’, neither the counsel for the petitioner is present nor is there any representation on his behalf. Hence the writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. No costs. ____________ 27-02-2008 usd ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Secretary, State of Andhra Pradesh, Higher Education Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad 2 The Director of Intermediate Education, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad 3 The Correspondent, Pragathi Maha Vidyalaya Junior College, Hanuman Tekdi, Sulthan Bazar, Hyderabad 4 Two CCs to GP for Higher Education, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. 5 Two CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{KMR}