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: 693 of 1998 Between: D.Raghavendra Rao, minor, Rep.by his father D.Subba Rao,S/o. Ananda Rao, R/o.50-1-43, A.S.R.Nagar, Visakhapatnam. ... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of A.P., Rep.by the Secretary,Education (E.C.II) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 Convenor, EAMECT-97(Engineering Admission), Hyderabad. 3 Sri Grandhi China Sanyasi Raju Memorial Educational Insitute,Rajam,Srikakulam District, (G.M.R Institute of Techonology), Rajam, Srikakulam District. 4 J.N.T.U. Rep.by it's Registrar, 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 may be pleased to issue an order, direction or any appropriate writ more particularly in nature of writ of mandamus declaring the clause 2(ii) of G.O.Ms.No.256, dt.17.11.1993 issued by 1st respondent as discriminatory and violative of Art.14 of the Constitution of India besides being contrary to the orders of the Hon'ble Supereme Court in T.M.A.Pai Foundation case 1993(4) SCC 275 and ultravires the powers of the 1st respondent for a consequential order directing the 3rd respondent to admit the petitioner and to contiune the petitioner from Engineering course for the year 1997-898 now studying in 3rd respondent college. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.CH.DHANAMJAYA Counsel for the Respondents: MR.K.RATHANGA PANI REDDY (SC FOR JNTU) The Court made the following: ORDER: It is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the subject matter in the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the submission made by the learned counsel, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No order as to costs. _________________ N.V. RAMANA, J March 2, 2005 MRR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER Copy to: 1 The Government of A.P., Rep.by the Secretary,Education (E.C.II) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 Convenor, EAMECT-97(Engineering Admission), Hyderabad. 3 Sri Grandhi China Sanyasi Raju Memorial Educational Insitute,Rajam,Srikakulam District, (G.M.R Institute of Techonology), Rajam, Srikakulam District. 4 J.N.T.U. Rep.by it's Registrar, Hyderabad. 5 Two C.D. Copies.