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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR, RAVI CHEEMALAPATI
K Mouli Krishna – Appellant
Versus
Office Of The Honble Chancellor – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
PER DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR, CJ :
The present petition has been filed purportedly in public interest and seeks the issuance of the writ of quo-warranto against the private respondent Nos.7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 on the ground that the said respondents have been appointed to various posts in the Sri Venkateshwara Veterinary University, Tirupati, even when they do not fulfill the basic eligibility criteria for such an appointment in terms of the UGC regulations of 2018 and the Andhra Pradesh (Regulation and Appointments to Public Services and Rationalization of Staff Pattern and Pay Structure) Act, 1994, as well as the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (Entrustment of Additional Functions with respect to the Services of Universities) Act, 2017.
2. The respondents have taken a preliminary objection regarding the maintainability of the present petition on the ground that the same has been filed for oblique purposes and to settle personal scores with the University. It is stated that the petitioner's wife, namely Dr.Srilatha, who is working as a professor in the veterinary sciences in the said University, was also a candidate, who had unsuccessfully applied for the post of
Public interest litigations must be filed with genuine motives; those filed for personal grievances or oblique purposes are subject to dismissal.
Public Interest Litigations cannot be used to challenge administrative notifications without a valid public interest.
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The court retains jurisdiction to examine the merits of a public interest litigation challenging an appointment, even after the resignation of the individual involved renders the specific writ moot.
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If public interest litigations at instance of strangers are allowed to be entertained by Tribunals, very object of speedy disposal of service matter would get defeated.
Public Interest Litigation must meet strict bona fides and credential requirements to prevent misuse for personal gain.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that a writ petition seeking a writ of Quo-Warranto against a public official may need to be filed as public interest litigation if it does not inv....
The judgment emphasizes the importance of genuine public interest in filing petitions and the need for care and caution in entertaining public interest litigations, cautioning against abusing the for....
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