IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO: 18487 of 2002 Between: 1. Andhra Kesari College of Education, Ongole, Prakasam District, Rep. by its Correspondent Sri J. Prasad. 2. St. Paul’s College of Education, Giddalur, Prakasam District, Rep. by its Correspondent Sri G. Ashirvadam. 3. Madina Educational Society’s SNBTM College of Education, Repalle, Guntur District, Rep. by its Correspondent Sri Khader Shariff. ... PETITIONERS AND 1. State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, School Education, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2. Commissioner and Director of School Education, Govt. of A.P., Saifabad, Hyderabad. 3. Convener, ED.CET-2002, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not permitting the petitioner Management to follow the arrangements made by this Hon’ble High Court on 29-08-2001 in W.P.No.17793 of 1999 and Batch as upheld by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in SLP(C) No.21801-21802 of 2001 dated 14-12-2001 for the Academic Year 2002-03 during the pendency of the SLPs in the Hon’ble Supreme Court as being arbitrary, illegal and violative of Articles 14 and 30(1) of the Constitution of India apart from showing scant respect to the Orders of the Hon’ble High Court and as well as the Hon’ble Supreme Court and issue a consequential direction to the respondents to permit the Management to follow the arrangement for making admissions as was made by this Hon’ble High Court for the Academic Year 2002-03 also. Counsel for the Petitioners: MRS.D.S.LAXMI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not permitting the petitioner managements to follow the arrangements made by this Court on 29-06-2001 in W.P No. 17793/99 as illegal and arbitrary and for a consequential direction to the respondents to permit the management to follow the arrangement for making admission. 2. When the matter was taken up for hearing, none appears for the petitioners as well as the respondents. The prayer in the writ petition, by lapse of time, has become infructuous. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No order as to costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J June 20, 2005 MRR To 1. The Secretary, State of Andhra Pradesh, School Education, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2. Commissioner and Director of School Education, Govt. of A.P., Saifabad, Hyderabad. 3. Convener, ED.CET-2002, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. Two C.Cs. to the G.P. for School Education, High Court buildings, Hyderabad. (O.U.T.) Two C.D. copies.