IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 24636 of 1999 Between: Venkat. R S/o Krishna.R, R/o Old P.G. Hostel, Osmania University Campus, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Osmania University, Rep. by its Registrar, Hyderabad. 2 State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Education Department, Secretariat, 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 a Writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in having two academic years contrary to under Section 2(3) of the A.P. Universities Act, 1991, as illegal, unconstitutional, violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently, direct the respondents to maintain one academic year in one year. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. G.VIDYASAGAR Counsel for the Respondents: MR.DEEPAK BHATTACHARJEE The Court made the following: ORDER: None appeared for petitioner, nor any representation made on his behalf. Learned counsel for respondent University submitted that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and it has become infructuous. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ____________ N.V.RAMANA,J 14-6-2005 TVK 1 The Registrar, Osmania University, Hyderabad. 2 The Secretary, State of Andhra Pradesh, Education Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3.. 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{SRAVAN}