The court ruled that a writ petition lacks merit if the petitioner is no longer associated with the institution in question.

ORDER:

WP Nos.1834 of 2021 is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India for the following relief:

“…. to issue Writ order or orders specially one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents 1 to 4 in not appointing the petitioner as Principal incharge / FAC and appointing the 5th respondent as Principal in charge / FAC in 4th respondent College is illegal arbitrary unconstitutional in violation of Article 14, 19, 21 of the constitution and also in utter violation of the A P Collegiate Education Services Special rules issued in GO MS No 127 dated 07.06.1993 and also the seniority list prepared in the month of December 2020 by the 4th respondent College and consequently direct the respondents 1 to 4 to appoint the petitioner as a Principal incharge / FAC till the regular selections are made in the 4th respondent College and pass……”

WP No.13001 of 2021 is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India for the following relief:

“…. to issue appropriate Writ Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned communication in LrRc No 205/Admn IB/20211 dated 01.07.2021 in directing the Management Governing Body of SPMH College Machilipatnam to suspend Sri D G Sastry from the Correspondentship of the College and appointing the Principal Government Degree College Pamarru as Special Officer is illegal unjust arbitrary unwarranted and offends the petitioners right guaranteed under Article 19 1 g of the Constitution of India and consequentially set aside the same and pass …”

WP No.13003 of 2021 is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India for the following relief:

“…. to issue appropriate Writ Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned communication in Lr.Rc.No.205/Admn IB/20211 dated 01.07.2021 in directing the Management Governing Body of SPMH College Machilipatnam to suspend Sri D G Sastry from the Correspondentship of the College and appointing the Principal Government Degree College Pamarru as Special Officer is illegal, unjust, arbitrary, unwarranted and offends the petitioners right guaranteed under Article 19 (1)(g) of the Constitution of India and consequentially set aside the same and pass….”

2. As the issue involved in all these writ petitions is one and the same, they are being taken up for hearing as well as disposed of by way of this Common Order.

3. Since the facts in all the writ petitions are similar and identical, therefore WP No.1834 of 2021 is taken as lead case, and the facts therein hereinafter will be referred to for convenience.

4. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioner studied M.A in English.In the year 2002 the 4th respondent college herein issued notification calling for the applications from the eligible candidates for filling up of the Aided Back- log vacancies. As the petitioner is fully qualified to hold the post of lecturer in English, she has made an application along with others. After following the due process, she was selected and appointed as lecturer in English by proceedings dated 18-01-2002. It is stated that, in the year 2017, the management of the 4th respondent college circulated the seniority list on 19.08.2017. In the said seniority list, the petitioner was figured at Serial No. 5. The 5^threspondent herein is figured at Serial No.6. In the year 2017, itself the post of Principal was fell vacant after attaining the age of superannuation of the regular Principal. The management without following the due procedure contemplated in G.O.Ms.No.127, dated 07.06.1993, appointed the 5th respondent herein as in-charge/ FAC Principal. Thereafter, the petitioner has made a representation to the 2^nd respondent herein on 16.10.2017, with a req