THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU W.P.No.20741 OF 2011 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking to issue a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in discontinuing the petitioners from service as Guest Lecturers and taking steps to fill up those posts by fresh candidates as arbitrary and illegal and consequently direct the respondents to continue the petitioners in service as Guest Lecturers declaring them as exceeded the 80% performance in terms of the Proceedings Rc.No.D1/1372/Acad/2011, dated -05-2011, issued by the 4th respondent. 2. The case of the petitioners, in brief, is that they belong to S.T. community and they were appointed as ‘Guest Lecturers’. All the petitioners are post graduate degree holders and working as ‘Guest Lecturers’ for more than six years. The 4th respondent is availing their services on need based only whenever the need arises. They are discharging their duties on par with other regular lecturers without the benefit of any regular salary and other benefits being drawn by the regular lecturers even though they possess higher educational qualifications. It is their case that they are fully qualified and eligible to the said post. The grievance of the petitioners is that the 7th respondent issued oral instructions to discontinue the petitioners from service as ‘Guest Lecturers with effect from 06-07-2011 with an intention to replace the petitioners with fresh candidates. 3. Heard the learned counsel appearing for both the parties and perused the record. 4. It is not in dispute that the 4th respondent is utilizing services of qualified ‘Guest Lecturers’ working in the Gurukulam schools and Junior Colleges on need based only when there is a need. The term of appointment of the petitioners is on tenure basis. After the period is over, the petitioners have no right to continue to act as ’Guest Lecturers’. The competent authority has to make appointment of ‘Guest Lecturers’ in accordance with the Rules and Regulations. In pursuance of the Notification, the petitioners, at best, can participate in the selection process to the post of ‘Guest Lecturer’ or Teacher as the case may be. Therefore, there is no violation of any legal right, hence, the question of issuing Mandamus does not arise. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of directing the petitioners to make applications to the authority concerned whenever the notification is issued and thereafter, their applications shall have to be considered by the authorities concerned in accordance with the Rules and Regulations. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ 28th July, 2011. JUSTICE K.C.BHANU kvr