- (1.) THIS writ petition is filed by the petitioner, who is working as an Academic Consultant in the first respondent-University, seeking a writ of Mandamus and the prayer reads as follows: "to issue a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent No. 1 in not considering the service certificate issued by the Department of informatics in the University Post graduate College, at Khammam as an academic Consultant, as service rendered as lecturer for considering the candidature of the petitioner for the post of Associate Professor in Informatics, which is a backlog ST post, notified vide notification No. 1 of 2007 dated 07-07-2007, as bad in law, illegal, arbitrary and consequently to direct the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for appointment as associate Professor under S. T. Backlog post in Informatics by considering his case along with other eligible candidates by taking the service certificate issued by the Department of Informatics in the University Post graduate College at Khammam into consideration. "
(2.) THE first respondent-University issued notification No. 1 of 2007, dated 07-07-2007, to fill up S. C. /s. T backlog vacancies in the vacant posts of Assistant Professors and associate Professors. The petitioner, in response to the said notification, applied to the post of Associate Professor (informatics), which is reserved for Scheduled Tribe category. The grievance of the petitioner is that though he is qualified for the said post as per the notification and fulfilled the eligibility criteria, he was not called for interview, but, however, with regard to other posts interview call letters were issued.
(3.) IN the information brochure issued by the University, along with the notification, the requisite qualifications for the posts are notified and for the post of Associate professor (Informatics), they read as under- "for candidates from teaching: Ph. D degree with first class degree at bachelor's or Master's level in computer Engineering/computer technology or Ph. D degree in any relevant area of Computer Science/ information Technology with first class master's degree and 2 years experience in teaching/industry/research or first class Master's degree in computer Science/information technology or first class MCA degree and with 5 years experience in teaching/ industry/research at the level of lecturer or equivalent. Such candidates will be required to obtain Ph. D degree within 7 years from the date of appointment. For Candidates from Industry and profession: Candidates from industry/ profession with first class B. E. /b. Tech in Computer Science/information technology/m. Sc. (Comp. Sci)/m. Sc (IT) MCA Degree and professional work experience of 7 years in relevant industry. Such candidates will be required to obtain Ph. D degree within a period of 7 years from the date of appointment". ;