(1.) This batch of writ petitions may be disposed of by a common order since the issues that require resolution, more or less, are the same in all of them.
(2.) The validity of the procedure adoptedincluding the constitution of Selection Committee by the Osmania University for the selection and appointment to the posts of Assistant Professors, Associate Professors and Professors of University under the Career Advancement Scheme (for short 'the CAS') is impugned in this batch of writ petitions. Certain allied issues, which may be incidental in nature, are also raised.
(3.) In W.P.No.2411 of 2002 filed by theOsmania University Teachers Association (OUTA) and others, the constitutional validity of Section 43-A of the Andhra Pradesh Universities Act, 1991 (for short (Universities Act') is also challenged It is contended that Section 43-A inserted into the Andhra Pradesh Universities Act, 1991, by Amendment Act 18 of 2001, is void.