IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.3905 of 2008 Between: Smt.C. Geetha ..... PETITIONER A N D The University of Hyderabad, rep. by its Registrar, Gachibowli, Hyderabad ..... RESPONDENTS ORDER: The petitioner was appointed against a leave vacancy in the post of Documentation Officer in the University of Hyderabad. When the University issued notification dated 20-12-2007 to fill up the said post she filed this writ petition challenging the said notification, seeking a consequential direction to set it aside in so far as the post of Documentation Officer is concerned and to absorb her in the said post as was done in the case of similarly situated persons. This Court, in the first instance, by order dated 26-02-2008 granted interim suspension of the impugned notification in so far as it pertained to the post of Documentation Officer. When the respondent- University sought vacating of this order, a learned Judge of this Court, by order dated 11-09-2008, made the interim suspension absolute and dismissed the vacate stay application. Aggrieved thereby, the respondent-University filed Writ Appeal No.1588 of 2008. A Division Bench of this Court, by order dated 04-12-2008, taking note of the fact that the writ petitioner had been appointed to the post of Documentation Officer on a purely temporary basis, was of the opinion that she did not get any right to continue in the said post. However, taking note of the submission made on behalf of the University that the posts of Documentation Officer and Assistant Librarian were equivalent and that the petitioner’s case would be considered as and when the post of Assistant Librarian was filled up by way of promotion, the Division Bench recorded the same and set aside the interim order. It is now stated by the learned Standing Counsel for respondent-University that pursuant to the selections made on the basis of the impugned notification, one Sri Bhaskara Rao was appointed as Documentation Officer on 15-11-2010. Aggrieved thereby, the petitioner filed W.P.No.31397 of 2010 which is pending on the file of this Court. The learned Standing Counsel further submitted that in terms of the Division Bench order in W.A.No.1588 of 2008, the case of the petitioner would be considered as and when the post of Assistant Librarian is filled up by promotion. Be that as it may, the fact remains that pursuant to the order of the Division Bench in W.A.No.1588 of 2008, the respondent-University was free to act upon the impugned notification which resulted in the selection and appointment of Sri Bhaskar Rao, which is the subject matter of challenge in W.P.No.31397 of 2010. The petitioner’s challenge against the impugned notification is thus practically rendered infructuous. No cause survives for adjudication in this writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J January 27, 2011. Pn THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.3905 of 2008 January 27, 2011