IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 1804 of 1998 Between: K. Dharanidhar, S/o K. Sundaram, R/o.117/3, MIG:I, Sector-III, MVP Colony, Visaskhapatnam-17 ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Registrar, Indira Gandhi National Open University, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110 068. 2. The Regional Director, Indira Gandhi National Open University, H.NO.3-6-740, Street No.12, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad-29. .....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 a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or direction (i) declaring the action of the respondent authorities in not admitting the petitioner to the Management Programme, 1998 as arbitrary, illegal and violative of the Articles 14, 21 & 300-A of the Constitution of India; (ii) direct the respondent authorities to admit the petitioner into the Management Programme, 1998. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.A.SUDERSHAN REDDY (Not present) Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION (Not present) Counsel for the Respondent No.2: Mrs. A. Chaya Devi (Not present) The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed, seeking to declare the action of the respondents in not admitting the petitioner into the Management Programme, 1998, as arbitrary and illegal and to direct the respondents to admit the petitioner into the Management Programme, 1998. When the matter came up today for hearing, none appears for the petitioner as well as the respondents. It is not known whether in pursuance of the order of this Court, dated 17-02-1998 in W.P.M.P. No. 2043 of 1998, the case of the petitioner for admission into the Management Programme and pemitting him to attend the classes, has been considered. Be that as it may, by lapse of time, the cause in this writ petition has become infructuous, for the petitioner was seeking admission into the Management Programme during the year 1998. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. ______________ N.V. RAMANA, J Date: 02-03-2005 Svv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Registrar, Indira Gandhi National Open University, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110 068. 2. The Regional Director, Indira Gandhi National Open University, H.NO.3-6-740, Street No.12, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad-29. 3. Two CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{ }