ORDER :

This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief:

“……pleased to issue a writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondents in not conducting interview to the petitioners and not considering their cases for appointment to the post of Lecturer in Political Science in pursuance of Notification No 26/2018 dated 31.12.2018 issued by the 2nd Respondent on the ground that they do not possess undergraduate degree in the relevant subject is wholly illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently declare that the petitioners are entitled for consideration of their candidature for appointment to the post of Lecturer in Political Science without insisting undergraduate degree certificate in the relevant subject and pass such other order or orders …..”

2. The facts of the case in brief are that the 1st petitioner completed his post graduate and joined in Andhra University to pursue Ph.D (Full time). The