IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 33514 of 1998 Between: 1 G.Krishna Murthy, S/o.G.Seshaiah, Rotary Free Primary School for Orthpaedically Handicapped, Lecturers Street, Vadrevu Vari Lane, Bhimavaram, W.G.District 2 Smt.U.Savithri, W/o.Suryanarayana, Rotary Free Primary School for Orthpaedically Handicapped, Lecturers Street, Vadrevu Vari Lane Bhimavaram, W.G.District 3 Smt.M.Renuka, W/o.Sri Rama Krishna, Rotary Free Primary School for Orthpaedically Handicapped, Lecturers Street, Vadrevu Vari Lane Bhimavaram, W.G.District 4 Kum.B.Manikyamba, D/o.Sri Narasimha Murthy, Rotary Free Primary School for Orthpaedically Handicapped, Lecturers Street, Vadrevu Vari Lane Bhimavaram, W.G.District 5 Smt.K.Indira Devi, W/o.K.Prabhakara Rao, Rotary Free Primary School for Orthpaedically Handicapped, Lecturers Street, Vadrevu Vari Lane Bhimavaram, W.G.District ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh Rep.by its Secretary Education Department Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Director of School Education Government of A.P., Saifabad, Hyderabad. 3 The District Educational Officer, Eluru, West Godavari District. 4 The Chairman & Correspondent Rotary Free Primary School for Orthopaedically Handicapped, Lecturers Street, Vadrevu Vari Lane, Bhimavaram, W.G.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 may be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents 1 to 3 in not ratifying the appointments of the Petitioners and not admitting the school into grant in aid in spite of according recognition to the School, as capricious, malafide and illegal and consequently direct the respondents 1 to 3 to admit the school with all posts of teachers and other posts of non teaching staff into grant in aid and pass such other order or further order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioners:SRI.T.PULLA RAO Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 to 3.: GP FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION Counsel for Respondent No.4: SRI CH.B.R.P.SEKHAR The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.33514 of 1998 ORDER: It is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioners that, since the School wherein the petitioners sought ratification of their appointments has been closed, the cause in the writ petition does not necessitate adjudication and the writ petition is liable to be dismissed as infructuous. The writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed. No costs. _______________________ (RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J) 14th March, 2008 v v To 1. Two CCs to 2. Two CD copies.