This writ petition was filed on 26.6.2012 seeking appointment as Assistant in the first respondent University in the vacancy which arose consequent on the fourth respondent not joining duty. 2. When this writ petition came up for hearing on 2.7.2012, while admitting the writ petition this Court directed that if the fourth respondent has been appointed and he has not joined duty, the petitioner being the next Muslim candidate, shall be given provisional appointment subject to the result of the writ petition. When the writ petition came up for hearing today, learned counsel on both sides submitted that as the fourth respondent did not join duty and the petitioner was the next Muslim candidate he was given appointment. It is also not in dispute that the petitioner is the next Muslim candidate eligible to be appointed. Such being the situation, as the petitioner has already been appointed on provisional basis by Ext.P3 order dated 19.7.2012 produced along with I.A.No.7867 of 2013, I am of the opinion that the only order which is required to be passed is to direct that the petitioner’s appointment by Ext.P3 order shall be W.P.(C) No.14926/2012 2 treated as a regular appointment.
The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to the respondents to treat the petitioner’s appointment under Ext.P3 order as a regular appointment.
vps P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE)