Dr. D. Nageswara Rao, v. State of Andhra Pradesh
Article 226 of the Constitution of India – Recruitment to the post of Assistant Professor
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati, W.P.No.16944 of 2018, decided 13.07.2026 by Justice V. Sujatha (single judge). Twenty-three Post Doctoral Fellows/Guest Faculty of Andhra University, Sri Venkateswara University and Sri Krishnadevaraya University, represented by Sri P. V. Krishnaiah, challenged the notification dated 06.01.2018 issued by Andhra University (proceedings No. S.11 (1)/442/39/2017) providing for an APPSC-conducted screening test for recruitment to Assistant Professor posts, alleging violation of Articles 14, 16 and 21 and seeking reservation/weightage for Post Doctoral Fellows without the screening test; IA No. 1 of 2018 under Section 151 CPC sought suspension of the notification. The Court recorded that the impugned notification had been withdrawn, that a 2023 notification had also been withdrawn for administrative reasons, and that a 2026 notification was under process, and closed the writ petition as the cause did not survive, with no order as to costs and pending miscellaneous petitions closed. Keywords: Assistant Professor recruitment; screening test; APPSC; Post Doctoral Fellows; weightage; notification withdrawn; infructuous writ petition; Article 226; mandamus; UGC Regulations.