( 1 ) WRIT Petitions No. 10037 of 1993, 4464 of 1994 and 10822 of 1994 relate to filling up the vacancy of Deputy Registrar earmarked for Scheduled Caste candidate pursuant to the notification given by the respondent-University on 9-9-1991. While Writ Petition No. 10037 of 1993 was filed by Mr. Rangappa, seeking a direction to the respondent University to appoint him as Deputy Registrar, WP No. 4464 of 1994 was filed by Mr. Krishnam Raju, 2nd respondent in the above writ petition, questioning the very process of selection while Smt. Rajya Lakshmi filed Writ Petition No. 10822 of 1994 seeking a direction to appoint her as Deputy Registrar.

( 2 ) AT the outset, I would like to refer the oft quoted maxim "if you want to kill a dog, call it mad and shoot at it". The case on hand is of that nature. This is neither a solitary instance nor it has happened in this University for the first time. It is a universal feature and no institution is an exception to this phenomena. As long as Merit of an individual has to be judged on the subjective satisfaction of the person sitting in the chair, we cannot expect a better deal to the persons who cannot pull the strings of the adm