APHC010479492013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] TUESDAY,THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 12293/2013 Between: 1. V. RAMANA REDDY, CHITTOOR DISTRICT., S/O. V. CHINNAPA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-CUM- LECTURER, DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION, S.V. UNIVERSITY, R/O. H.NO.5-69-11/1, SRI KRISHNA NAGAR, M.R. PALLI, TIRUPATI - 517 502, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. MEMBER SECRETARY NATIONAL COUNCIL TEACHER EDUCATIONDELHI, Rep. by its Member Secretary, Hans Bhavan (Wing-II), 1, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi - 110 002 ...RESPONDENT 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 an appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in not interview the petitioner on 12.04.2013 for the post of Deputy Secretary/Regional Director by insisting a written declaration waiving his right to claim Selection Grade Scale as per UGC Scales is contrary to the notification issued by the respondent in the month of November, 2012 for selection of Deputy Secretaries on deputation as illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory and violative of Articles 14,16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and also it by principles of promissory estoppel and legitimate expectation and issue a consequential direction to the respondent to interview the petitioner forthwith for section to the post of Deputy Secretary/ Regional Director in 2 NCTE, New Delhi without insisting for waiver of Selection Grade Scale being received by the petitioner as per the UGC Norms and to pass. IA NO: 1 OF 2013(WPMP 15192 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 to direct the respondent to interview the petitioner forthwith for section to the post of Deputy Secretary/ Regional Director in NCTE, New Delhi without insisting for waiver of Selection Grade Scale being received by the petitioner as per the UGC Norms, pending disposal of the Writ Petition and to pass. Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. Y V RAVI PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent: 1. K RAMAKANTH REDDY The Court made the following: 3 Order:- Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive any further. 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 17.02.2026 PNS