IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B. SUDERSHAN REDDY And THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED WRIT PETITION No.7073 of 2004 Between: 1 P. Maria Jyothi S/o Balta Raju R/o Sarangapur, Nizamabad. 2 G. Chandrakanth S/o Balashowraiah R/o Bodhan, Nizamabad. 3 T. Krishna Kumari, D/o T.V. Rao R/o Bodhan, Nizamabad. 4 Dasari Vijaya Mary D/o thomasaiah 23 R/o Kamareddy, Nizamabad. 5 P. Ravi Kumar S/o Soloman Raju R/o jakranpalli Nizamabad. 6 T. Ashok S/o Swamy, R/o Jakranpalli Nizamabad. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. By its Principal Secrtary, Minorities Welfare Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 Commissioner & Director of School Education, AP Hyderabad. 3 A.P. State Council of Higher Education, Hyderabad, rep. by its Secretary. 4 Indur College of Education, Achanapally, Bodhan, Nizamabad, rep by its Correspondent. 5 Trinity College of Education, Peddapalli, Karimnagar District rep by its Correspondent. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, more in the nature of a Writ of mandamus, declaring the sub clause-2 of Clause-II of G.O. Ms. No. dated 16th January 2004 which mandates that a candidate shall be treated as a minority candidate on the basis of the entries made in the transfer certificate of SSC, as being arbitrary and illegal, violative of Articles 14 and 25 (1)of the Constitution of India and issue consequential direction to the respondents No.4 and 5 to treat the petitioners as Minority candidates and consider them in the Minority candidates quota as per the merit and issue such other Writ or order or direction as deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of the case For the Petitioners: MR.CH.SAMSON BABU For the Respondent No.: GP FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION The Court Made the Following : ORDER:(Per Hon’ble Sri Justice B. Sudershan Reddy) Sri Ch. Samson Babu, learned counsel for the petitioners, submits that no further orders as such are required to be passed in this writ petition and the writ petition may be dismissed as withdrawn. Considering the submission, leave is granted to the petitioners to withdraw the writ petition. The Writ Petition shall accordingly stand dismissed as withdrawn. No order as to costs. Dt.23-06-2004 PV/MJL ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. By its Principal Secrtary, Minorities Welfare Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 Commissioner & Director of School Education, AP Hyderabad. 3 A.P. State Council of Higher Education, Hyderabad, rep. by its Secretary. 4 Indur College of Education, Achanapally, Bodhan, Nizamabad, rep by its Correspondent. 5 Trinity College of Education, Peddapalli, Karimnagar District rep by its Correspondent. 6.Two CCs to G.P. for School Education, High Court buildings, High Court of A.P. Hyderabad. 7. Two C.D. Copies.