IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.18978 of 2004 Between: A.P.Para Medical Institutions Managements Association, Meridian Apts. Street No.1, Hill Fort, Beside New M.L.A. Quarters, Hyderabad-63 rep.by its General Secretary, Mr.A.Chenna Reddy ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Govt.of A.P.rep.by its Principal Secretary, Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad 2 The Director of Medical Education, A.P. Sultan Bazar, Koti, Hyderabad .....RESPONDENTS 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 a Writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Certiorari call for the records leading to the issuance of Amendment to Sl.No.3 of the Andhra Pradesh Private Para-medical Training Institutions (Grant of Permission and Regulation of Admissions into private institutions) Rules of 1997 and substituted 3(a) and 3(b) to the said rules by prescribing Intermediate with Science subjects as Admission Qualiﬁcation with one year period as duration to the said courses by issuing G.O.Ms.No.298 Health, Medical and Family Welfare (K2) Department dated 7-9-2004 and consequential notiﬁcation issued by the 2nd respondent in Rc.No.Spl./MEP/2003 dated 22-09- 2004 as illegal, arbitrary, ultravires, violation of principles of natural justice and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to retain the amendment brought to A.P.Private Para-Medical Training Institutions (Grant of permission and regulations of Admissions into private institutions) Rules 1997 by issuing G.O.Ms.No.188 HM & FW(K2) Dept dated 2-7-2004 which prescribes two years duration with SSC as Admission qualiﬁcation to Diploma in Radiographic and Dark Room Asst.Course and pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem ﬁt and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:SRI RAGHUPATHI RANGASWAMY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH & FAMI.WELFARE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.18978 of 2004 ORDER: This is an old matter of 2004. When the matter was called on 10.11.2008, learned Counsel for the petitioner was absent and there was no representation. The matter was therefore, directed to be listed today under the caption “for dismissal”. Today the matter is appearing under the said caption. In spite of the same, none appears for the petitioner and the learned Counsel for the petitioner is absent. The Writ Petition is, therefore, dismissed for default/non-prosecution. No costs. ____________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 12.11.2008 vs To 1 The Principal Secretary, Govt.of A.P., Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad 2 The Director of Medical Education, A.P. Sultan Bazar, Koti, Hyderabad 3 2CCs to G.P for Medical Health and Family Welfare, High Court of A.P,. Hyderbad. 4 2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{VSR}