APHC010043042018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3368] THURSDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION NO: 2220/2018 Between: 1. S. RAMA KRISHNA, S/O S.K. NAIDU, 42 YEARS, OC. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 2. DR. P. RAJASEKHAR, S/O NARASIMHA RAO, AGED 38 YEARS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY, ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EG DISTRICT. 3. DR. TALARI VASU, S/O POLISETTI NAIDU, AGED 43 YEARS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF TELUGU, ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EG DISTRIT. 4. G. RAJENDRA PRASAD, G. RAJENDRA PRASAD S/O KAMALAKARA RAO, AGED 33 YEARS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES, ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EG DISTRICT. 5. R. SAMBASIVA RAO, S/O POLESWARA RAO, AGED 44 YEARS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EG DISTRICT. 6. M. GOPALA KRISHNA, S/O M.J. SWAMI, AGED 41 YEARS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EQ DISTRICT. 2 7. V. RAMAKRISHNA, S/O SATYAMU AGED 43 YEARS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS, ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EQ DISTRICT. 8. NAGA SRINIVASA SUBBA RAO, S/O KRISHNA MURTHY, AGED 41 YEARS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PHYISCS, ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EG DISTRICT. 9. DR. T. ANITHA KUMARI, D/O RAMESH, AGED 34 YEARS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS, ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EQ DISTRICT. 10. T. ASHOK, S/O VENKANNA, AGED 46 YEARS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EG DISTRICT. 11. DR. J. BAJ.AJI CHANDRA MOULI, S/O J.PODRNA CHANDRA BABU, AGED 33 YEARS, ASSISTANT PRDFESSOR, 1EPARTMENT OF BIO- CHEMISTRY, ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EG DISTRICT. 12. CH. MURALI KRISHNA, S/O RAMULU, AGED 37 YEARS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EG DISTRICT. 13. CH. V. PADMA RAE, S/O VENAKTESWARLU. AGED 30 YEARS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EG DISTRICT. 14. VEESALAPU RAJASEKHAR, S/O SURYANARAYANA, AGED 32 YEARS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS, ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EG DIST. 15. DR. K. SAMUEL PETER, S/O VIJAYA RATHNAM AGED 54 YEARS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY, ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EG DISTRICT. 3 16. MRS. Y. SUSHMA PRIYA, D/O K. SWAMI AGED 32 YEARS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PHYISCS, ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EG DISTRICT. 17. J. RAVI SHANKAR, S/O ABBUIU, AGED 35 YEARS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES, ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EG DISTRICT. 18. DR. A. PADMA VALLI, D/O ADDALA PATTIYA CHAYULU, AGED 29 YEARS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES, ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EG DISTRICT. 19. DR. D.LAKSHMI NARASIMHA, S/O RAMACHANDRA RAE, 54 YEARS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF TELUGU, ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EG DISTRICT. 20. K. YAMINI JYOTHSNA, D/O SURYANARAYANA, AGED 38 YEARS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EG DISTRICT. 21. DR. K.V. N.D. VARA PRASAD, S/O NARASIMHA SWAMY, AGED 37 YEARS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF TELUGU, ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EQ DISTRICT. 22. DR. P.A. NAIDU, S/O ARJUNA, AGED 35 YEARS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS, ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EG DISTRICT. 23. DR. N.V.V.S. NARAYANA, S/O NAGABHUSHANAM AGED 35 YEARS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY, ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EG DISTRICT. 24. DR. K. SUDHA RANI, D/O K.V. SUBBAIAH SHARMA AGED 41 YEARS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF GEO-PHYSICS, ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EG DISTRICT. 4 25. DR. R.S. VARAHALA DORA, S/O CHALLAM DORA, AGED 33 YEARS, ASSISTATLT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EQ DISTRICT. 26. V. RANJITH NAYAK, S/O VENKATESWARA RAO, AGED 37 YEARS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EG DISTRICT. 27. DR. M. SRIRAMA RAJU, S/O UMA MAHESWARA RAO, AGED 29 YEARS, ASISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES, ADICAV.I NANNAYA UNIVERSITY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EG DISTRICT. 28. DR. N. KIRAN CHANDRA, S/O ROBERT HARRISON AGED 48 YEARS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK, ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EG DISTRICT. 29. DR. S. RAJYALAKHSMI, D/O SRI RAMULU, AGED 37 YEARS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS, ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EQ DISTRICT. 30. U.S.N. PRASADU, S/O VENKAT RAO, AGED 43 YEARS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EG DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. ADKAVI NANNAIAH UNIVERSITY, REP BY ITS REGISTRAR, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 2. THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, REP BY ITS CONVENOR/ CHAIRMAN, ADKAVI NANNAIAH UNIVERSITY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 3. SATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS SPECIAL SECRETARY CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGH EDUCATION, AP SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, 5 GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION, AP SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 5. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, AP SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 6. THE COMMISSIONER, A.P. STATE COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, SREE MAHENDRA ENCLAVE, NRI BLOCK, (C-BLOCK), I AND II FLOORS, OPPOSITE STATE BANK OF INDIA, ADJACENT TO NH-16, TADEPALLI, GUNTUR, ANDHRA PRADESH 522501. 7. UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION, BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG, NEW DELHI 110002 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. S V INDIRA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GADDE KOTI NAGULU SC For Adikavi nannaya University 2. ADDL ADVOCATE GENERAL (AP) 3. GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION (AP) The Court made the following: 6 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N.CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION No.2220 OF 2018 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief: “….to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Writ of Mandamus under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, declaring GO Rt.No.390 dated 10.08.2018 issued by 4th respondent and consequential Advt.No.8/2017-18, dated 08.01.2018 issued by 1st respondent, in so far of professor/Associate Professors and Assistant Professors, and suppression, merger and transfer of post within the university departments is concerned, as arbitrary, illegal, malafide void and without jurisdiction, violating Article 14, 16, and 21 of the Constitution of India and contrary to UGC Regulations 2010 and ultra vires to A.P Universities Act, 1991 and set aside the same taking into taking into account similar orders rendered in WPMP No. 155/2017 in WP.No.142/2017 Dated 03.01.2017 and WPMP No.29418/2017 in WP No.23770/2017 Dated 19.07.2017, and pass…” 2. Smt. S.V.Indira, learned counsel for the writ petitioners would submit that as on the day, cause in the Writ Petition does not survive for further adjudication, and the Writ Petition has become infructuous. 3. Recording the submission made by learned counsel for the petitioners, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, interlocutory applications, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. ______________________________ JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI 31.07.2025 Pmk 7 07 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI WRIT PETITION No:2220 OF 2018 Date: 31.07.2025 Pmk