IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 13676 of 2004 Between: 1 Divya P.S., D/o P.K. Sreedharan, 2 Hemalata Khare, D/o Ishwar Singh Khare, 3 Jayeswari, D/o Athimulam, 4 Malachakravorthy, D/o Gopal Chakravorty, 5 Ramya Gopi, D/o Gopi P.D., 6 Oniva Barala, D/o Jaywant Barla, 7 Rejitha Anandan, D/o M.D. Anandan, 8 Kalarenjani, D/o Gopinathan, 9 Sneha P. Varghese. D/o P.J. Varughese, 10 Renju T.R., D/o Ravendran T.S., 11 Anandavalli, D/o C. Ramaiah, 12 K.Mala Devi, D/o P. Kalli Muthu, 13 Reta Sharma, D/o Hemlal Sharma, 14 R. Barati, D/o R. Ram Moorthy, 15 Asha Mani Mahato, D/o Prabhakar Mahato, 16 Anita Pramila Kajaur, D/o John Kujur, 17 Susmita Nandy, D/o Sudhanshu Shakhar, 18 Title Chary, D/o Bala Krishnan, 19 Jinsy Antony, D/o Antony P.D., 20 Pushpalatha Hembrom, D/o M. Hembrom, 21 Sumitra, D/o Raju, 22 Anita Mahato, D/o Prabhakar Mahato, 23 Prachi Parichita Mohapatra, D/o Dhaneswar Mahapatra, 24 Anita Naik, D/o Siba Naik, 25 Rameswari Thakur, D/o Abhay Ram Thakur, 26 Vijayalaxmi, D/o E. Mani, 27 Mouli Narayan Deb, D/o Pramathesh Narayan Deb, 28 Reshmi Bara, D/o Clement Bara, 29 Jomol Varghese, D/o Varghese Antony, 30 P.V. Sajina, D/o P.V. Kunjappan, 31 Anita Minz, D/o Daud Minz, 32 Shunu C. Sam, D/o C.G. Samuel, 33 Rupam Susma Sanga, D/o J. Sanga, 34 Jensy E.K, D/o Kunjumon. M, 35 Bincy T. Varghese, D/o A.V. Thankachen, 36 Jeena Jacob, D/o M.S. Jacob, 37 Sheeja Anamma John, D/o John George, (All are students of Gravismeds' School of Nursing, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District). ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Medical, Health and Family Planning, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its the Director of Medical Education, Andhra Pradesh, and Chairman Board of Examinations for General Nursing and Midwifery ( BEGNM), Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3. The Kind George Hospital, rep.by its Superintendent, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. 4 The Principal, Gravismeds' School of Nursing, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. .....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 an order, writ or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd and 3rd respondents in not allowing the students/petitioners to pay the examination fee for II year along with the failed subjects of the 1 year as illegal, arbitrary and violation of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents 2 and 3 to permit the petitioners for the examinations to be held July/August, 2004 by receiving the examination fee for II year along with 1st year failed subjects in General Nursing and Midwifery Courses in Gravismeds' School of Nursing, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.K.VISWANATHAM Counsel for the Respondent No.1 to 3: GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE Counsel for the Respondent No.4: Ganduri Nageswara Rao The Court made the following : ORDER: Sri K.Viswanatham, learned counsel for the petitioners, seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition. Permission is accorded. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. ______________ (V.V.S.RAO,J) 20.08.2004 pln ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //True Copy// SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Principal Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Medical, Health and Family Planning, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Director of Medical Education, Andhra Pradesh, and Chairman Board of Examinations for General Nursing and Midwifery (BEGNM), Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3. Superintendent, Kind George Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. 4 The Principal, Gravismeds' School of Nursing, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. 5 2 CCs to the G. P. for Medical, Health and Family Welfare, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 6 2 CD copies.