THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.25042 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioners are engaged on contract basis in various posts in the Government Medical College, Anantapur District in 2009. The Principal of the College issued individual orders, dated 30.09.2010, informing the petitioners that their contract would come to an end by 30.09.2010. The petitioners feel aggrieved by the individual communications, dated 30.09.2010. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that there are no complaints as to the working of the petitioners and the respondents ought to have continued them particularly when the posts are sanctioned. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Medical and Health. It is rather unfortunate that the State Government and the Agencies working under it are working almost with an object of bringing about the mediocracy if not bankruptcy into the reputed educational institutions. The Medical College was established several decades ago and it is not as if it is going to be closed in the near future. However, the policies evolved by the Government are such that quite large number of vacancies ranging from Professors to Attenders are kept vacant and the time-gap arrangements such as appointment on contract basis, guest resource persons etc., are being adopted. The result is that neither any selection process is undertaken to ensure that persons with adequate knowledge and commitment are selected or appointed. It is a myth as to how the appointments are made on contract basis. The curious part of the matter is that important posts, such as Clinical Psychologist, M.R.I. Technician, Dental Technician, Occupational Therapist, Radiotherapy Technician etc., are appointed on such basis. These short-sighted measures would only tell upon the lack of maturity of those in the administration and it would invariably lead to bankruptcy as to the quality in the education. Being the unemployed persons, the petitioners are naturally interested in continuing the assignments. More than the problem of the petitioners, it is the future of the institution that is at stake. The unfortunate part of it is that this is not typical to the Government College at Anantapur. Every institution, which hitherto was of high standards, is now starved for funds as well as human resources. Unless the situation is immediately addressed, it would not be too late that the institutions may either face extinction or would remain live, but without life. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of directing that as and when respondent No.3 proposes to fill the posts, which are now handled by the petitioners, their cases also shall be considered. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:06.10.2010. kdl