1 APHC010425522017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3504] MONDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 1872/2017 Between: 1. DR.M.VENKATA CHANDRUDU, S/O. LATE M.SRIRAMULU, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, OCC: ASST. PROFESSOR, R/O. GANESH NAGAR-II, KURNOOL, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. DR.P.NAGA RAJU, S/O. PEDDA BAZARANNA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, OCC: ASST. PROFESSOR, R/O. MARUTHI MEGA CITY, NANDYAL ROAD, KURNOOL, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. DR.M.NAGABHUSHAN REDDY, S/O. M.RAMREDDY, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, OCC: ASST. PROFESSOR, R/O. ENDOWMENT COLONY, KURNOOL, ANDHRA PRADESH. 4. DR.G.SRI RANGANAYAKULU, S/O. G.RAMACHANDRAIAH, AGED ABOUT 40 YRS, OCC: ASST PROFESSOR, A.CAMP, KURNOOL, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT OFFICE, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, 4TH BLOCK, 1ST FLOOR, ROOM NO. 268, SECRETARIAT OFFICE, 2 AMARAVATI GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. THE UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION UGC, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG, NEW DELHI - 110 002 4. THE RAYALASEEMA UNIVERSITY, REP.BY ITS REGISTRAR, KURNOOL, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...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 Writ/ order or a direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring i) GOMs No. 201, Finance (HR.I. PIg. Policy) Department, dated 19/10/2016 issued by the respondent No. 1 ii) The consequential recruitment notifications issued by the respondent No.4 dated 24-10-2016 & 24-11-2016 without concluding the process of the earlier recruitment initiated vide notification dt. 13.2.2014 as illegal, arbitrary, capricious, irrational apart from being violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956, Andhra Pradesh Universities Act, 1991 and issue a consequential direction to respondent No.4 to consider the applications of the petitioners submitted in response to the notification dt.13-02-2014 for the posts of Associate and Assistant Professors in accordance with G.O.Ms.No.56, dt.21-02-2009 and G.O.Ms.No.24, dt.28- 02-2011, and to pass orders. IA NO: 1 OF 2017(WPMP 2139 OF 2017 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 to stay all further proceedings in pursuance of the impugned recruitment notifications dt. 24.10.2016 and 24.11.2016 for recruitment to the posts of Associate and Assistant Professors in the 4th respondent University by suspending the operation of GOMs No. 201., Finance (HR.I. PIg. Policy) Department, dated 19/10/201.6 pending disposal of the W.P. pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass orders. 3 Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. S SRI RAM Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. P HARINATH GUPTA 2. NIMMAGADDA VIJAYA SANTHI 3. GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION (AP) 4. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING (AP) The Court made the following: 4 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 1872 of 2017 ORDER:- The instant writ petition has been filed by the petitioner under Article 226 of Constitution of India seeking the following main prayer: “….to issue Writ/ order or a direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring i) GOMs No. 201, Finance (HR.I. PIg. Policy) Department, dated 19/10/2016 issued by the respondent No. 1 ii) The consequential recruitment notifications issued by the respondent No.4 dated 24-10-2016 & 24-11-2016 without concluding the process of the earlier recruitment initiated vide notification dt. 13.2.2014 as illegal, arbitrary, capricious, irrational apart from being violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956, Andhra Pradesh Universities Act, 1991 and issue a consequential direction to respondent No.4 to consider the applications of the petitioners submitted in response to the notification dt.13-02-2014 for the posts of Associate and Assistant Professors in accordance with G.O.Ms.No.56, dt.21-02-2009 and G.O.Ms.No.24, dt.28- 02-2011, and to pass…” 2. Sri Sai Saran Chandra Sodisetty, learned counsel representing Sri S.Sri Ram, learned counsel for the petitioners, Ms. Nimmagadda Vijaya Santhi, learned Standing Counsel and Sri P.Harinath Gupta, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Rayalaseema University. 3. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in view of subsequent events taken place in the lis, cause does not survive for further proceedings. The said assertion was not 5 disputed by the learned Standing Counsel and learned Assistant Government Pleader. 4. By recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, all pending applications shall stand closed. ____________________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 09.03.2026 RMR 6 242 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 1872 of 2017 09.03.2026 W RMR