4IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION NO. 12887 of 2011 Between: K.R.L.Sarma …PETITIONER AND The Commissioner & Director of Collegiate Education, Nampally. ....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION NO. 12887 of 2011 This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking to issue a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not renewing the contract of the petitioner as Sahitya Lecturer for the academic year 2008-2009 onwards by entering into a fresh agreement, as arbitrary and illegal. 2. The case of the petitioner is that he is well qualified for the post of Sahitya Lecturer in the College of respondent No.3; that purposefully that post was reserved for Women and for the purpose of considering his case, he an application, dated 20.04.2011 before respondent No.1. 3. Filling up of the post is entirely within the scope and ambit of the appointing authority. The selection process must be, fair, just and transparent. After receipt of application from the petitioner for the post of Sahitya Lecturer in respondent No.3 College, the Selection Committee has to take a decision on the said application in accordance with the Rules and Regulations governing the service conditions of the post for which petitioner applied. Admittedly, petitioner has not continued as lecturer from the year 2007-2008. The petitioner seeks to renew the contract or reappointment for the academic year 2011-2012. Since contract employment of petitioner was over, necessary petitioner has to apply for the post if notified by the respondents. The process of selection begins with issuance of advertisement and ends with the preparation of the Selection list for appointment. When the post is notified, the petitioner has to apply in pursuance of such notification. It is not stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition about the respondents issuing notification calling for application. If the post is notified, petitioner can make an application and participate in the selection process. As the petitioner already worked with respondents as contract lecturer, preference shall be given to the case of the petitioner. 4. With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________ K.C.BHANU, J APRIL 28, 2011 YVL