APHC010270172013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] THURSDAY,THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 21760/2013 Between: 1. DR. K. SUMANTH KUMAR,, S/O. K. YALLAMANDA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, OCC: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY AND AQUACULTURE, ACHARYA NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY, NAGARJUNA NAGAR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. ACHARYA NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY REP BY ITS REGISTRAR, NAGARJUNA NAGAR, GUNTUR - 522 510. 2. DR D MADHU PRASAD, RESEARCH SCHOLAR, DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY AND AQUACULTURE, ACHARYA NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY, NAGARJUNANAGAR, GUNTUR - 522 510 C/O. DR. M. JAGADISH NAIK. 3. DR M JAGADISH NAIK, OCC: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY AND AQUACULTURE, ACHARYA NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY, NAGARJUNA NAGAR, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522 510 ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or Direction(s) more particularly, one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus to call for the records pertaining to impugned proceedings No. ANU/ UCS/ Res/Change of Guide/Ph.D/2013, dated 30-04- 2 2013 issued by the 1st Respondent and set aside the same by declaring the action of the 1st Respondent in changing the Petitioner as Guide / Supervisor of 2nd Respondent and allowing 3rd Respondent without any valid reason and based on the request of the 2nd Respondent and without considering the observation of the Petitioner and causing stigma and effecting future career of the Petitioner and amounting to allowing 2nd Respondent to highjack the Research work of Petitioner as bad, illegal, unconstitutional and contrary to Research Rules and Regulations of Respondent University and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2013(WPMP 26643 OF 2013 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased suspend impugned proceedings No. ANU/UCS/Res/Change of Guide/Ph.D/2013, dated 30-04-2013 issued by the let Respondent and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. J SUDHEER Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. RAMBABU KOPPINEEDI (SC FOR ANU) The Court made the following: 3 Order:- The petitioner has filed the writ petition challenging the action of the 1st respondent in changing the petitioner as guide of the 2nd respondent and allowing the 3rd respondent without any valid reason. 2. The petitioner was appointed as a guide to the 3rd respondent during the time when the 3rd respondent was pursuing the Ph.D. course. 3. On account of efflux of time, the cause in the writ petition does not survive, as no interim orders were passed when the writ petition was admitted on 24.07.2013. By now, the 3rd respondent would have completed the Ph.D. and, as such, no further orders are required to be passed in this writ petition. 4. Accordingly, this writ petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ____________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N 23.04.2026 PNS