S. PARVATHA RAO, J.

( 1 ) THE petitioner seeks a Writ in the nature of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondent i. e. , Sn venkateswara University, in not specifying the reservations of the various posts advertised in Advertisement No. E-11 (2)/ 1993/advt/93 (l) dated 17-12-1993 as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional, and setting aside the same and consequently directing the respondent to notify the vacancies specifying the reservations, subject-wise instead of groupwise etc

( 2 ) THE petitioner states that he belongs to a Backward class in b category. He states that he took his M. Sc. degree in Geography from Sri Krishnadevaraya University in first class in 1990 and that he got his Ph. D. degree in the same subject in March, 1994. He applied for the post of Lecturer in Geography in response to Advertisement No. E. 1 1 (2)/ adverlisement/93 (1) dated 17-12-1993 calling for applications for several posts of professors, Readers and Lecturers in the various faculties of the colleges of the respondent- university and its constituent colleges. As per the said advertisement, the various faculties in the University were divided into three groups - Group I (Arts): Group II (Sc

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