IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 4879 of 2000 Between: 1 Dr.K. Satyanarayana Murtyh, S/o K.Narsimha Murthy, University College of Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad R/o H.No.2-1-16, Sarawasthi Colony, Ring Road, Uppal, Hyderabad-39. Tel:7204775. 2 Dr.T.Annapurneswara Rao, S/o T.Venkat Rao, Machinery) University College of Engineering, Osmania University, Hyderabad, R/o h.No.2-2-18/80/4/B, Durgabai Deshmukh Colony, Hyderabad. Tel:7641800 ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 Osmania University, Rep Bi Its Registrar, Hyderabad. 2 The University Grants Commission, Rep By Its Secretary, New Delhi. 3 Govt of A.P., Rep Bi Its Prl.Secretary, Education Department, Secretariat, 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 call for the records pertaining to G.O.Ms.No.208, Higher Education (UF-11-1) dt:29-6- 99 and to decalare that in so far is it relate to the age of Superannuation is concerned as contained in pare 15 of the appendix of the said Govt Order is illegal, arbitrary, and repugnant to the regulations issued exercising powers under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 by the University Grants Commission in File No.F-3-2/94 (PS) dt:24.12.98 and modiﬁcation issued by the Govt of India, unconstitutional without jurisdiction and violative of Art.14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India, by the issuance of Writ order or direction essentially in the nature of Writ of Mandamus and consquently decalre that the petitioners herein are entitled to be retained and continued in the services as professor in physics (Chairman Board of Studies in Physics) University College of Science, and professor in Mec. Engineer (Faculty Advisior for M.E. Turbo Mahienry), University College of Engineering, respectively in Osmania University Hyderabad till they attain the age of 62 years with all consquential beneﬁts and attendent beneﬁts including arrears of salaries, seniority and promotion etc., and pass such other or further orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem ﬁt and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.SUDHENDER KULKARNI Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.DEEPAK BHATTACHARJEE The Court made the following : HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU Writ Petition No.4879 of 2000 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Ghulam Mohammed) Due to eﬄux of time, the cause in this writ petition does not survive for adjudication and the writ petition had become infructuous. The writ petition is therefore dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. ___________________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J. ___________________ C.V.RAMULU, J. 05-08-2008 bsc