IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No. 105 of 2002 Between: Dr.K.Harsha Vardhan, S/o.Sri K.Venkanna, R/o.MIG-8, Phase-!, Madhavadhara VIDA Colony, Visakapatnam. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The N.T.R. University of Health Sciences, rep. by its Registrar, Andhra Pradesh, Vijayawada. 2 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary Medical Health & Family, Welfare 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 will be pleased to issue an order direction or Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ (i) declaring the proviso to Rule 3 of A.P.Schedule Case (Rationalisation of reservation) Rules, 2000 published in G.O.Ms.No.47 Social Welfare Department dt:31.5.2000 is illega and unconstitutional (ii) declare that proviso to Rule 3 of A.P. Scheduled Caste (Rationalisation of reservation) Rules, 2000 as laid down in G.O.Ms.No.47, dated:31.5.2000 shall not be applicable for admission into Post Graduate medical Admissions and consequently direct the respondent university to make admissions into the Post Graduate Medical Courses on the basis of Merit, subject to rule of reservation. Counsel for the Petitioner : Mr.G.VIDYASAGAR Counsel for Respondents : G.P. FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following : ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no cause survives in this writ petition and it has become infructuous. Recording the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No order as to costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J Date: 27.6.2005 DA To 1 The Registrar, N.T.R. University of Health Sciences, Andhra Pradesh, Vijayawada. 2 The Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Social Welfare Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 The Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Medical Health & Family, Welfare Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 4 Two CCs to the G.P. for Social Welfare, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 5 Two CD copies.