IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 7826 of 2001 Between: Vivekananda College of Education, Kandukuru, rep by its Correspondent G.Veera Babu, Prakasham District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 State of Andhra Pradesh, rep by its Secretary, School Education Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 Commissioner & Director of School Education, Andhra Pradesh, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 3 Regional Joint Director of School Education, Guntur. .....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 in the nature of Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or Writ, Order or direction declaring and setting aside the Rule 3(4) of A.P. Colleges of education (Regulation of Admission into B.Ed. Course of through common Entrance Test). 1989, as illegal arbitrary and ultra-vires to the provision U/s 4 of Act 5 of 1983 i.e.,, A.P. Educational Institution (Regulation of Admissions and Prohibition of Capitation Fee) Act 1983 and to the provisions of Act 73 of 1993 i.e., National Council for Teacher Edn.Act 1993 and violative of Articles 14 & 30 of the Constitution of India. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. K.RAGHUVEER REDDY (not present) Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION The Court made the following : ORDER: Learned counsel for petitioner called absent. Learned Government Pleader for School Education submitted that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and connected writ petition No. 25353 of 2000 was dismissed by order dated 13-6-2005. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ____________ N.V.RAMANA,J 22-6-2005 TVK To 1 The Secretary, State of Andhra Pradesh, School Education Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 Commissioner & Director of School Education, Andhra Pradesh, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 3 Regional Joint Director of School Education, Guntur. 4 Two copies to G.P. for School Education, High court buildings, Hyderabad. (O.U.T.) 5 Two C.D copies.