Ramesh Ranganathan, J.

1. In these batch of Writ Petitions the petitioners, who are all non-teaching staff working in the Sri Padmavathi Mahila Viswavidyalayam, Tirupati ("University" for short), have invoked the jurisdiction of this Court, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, questioning the action of the respondents in not continuing them in service till they attain the age of 60 years.

2. It would suffice, for the disposal of these Writ Petitions, if the facts in W.P. No. 41370 of 2016 are noted. The petitioner was appointed as a Junior Assistant on 11.01.1994, and her services were regularised in the said cadre. She claims that she is entitled to be continued in the University till she attains the age of 60 years i.e., upto 31.01.2019 as per the instructions issued by the Principal Secretary to the Government, Higher Education Department in his letter dated 23.12.2014, and in terms of the orders passed by this Court in W.A. No. 974 of 2016 dated 27.09.2016. She is aggrieved by the office order issued by the Registrar of the University dated 07.11.2016 fixing the date of her retirement from service as 31.01.2017. Reliance is placed by her on the Andhra Pradesh Pu