IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.13961 of 2005 Between: 1 Om Prabha D/o Biselal Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 2 Lincy Varghese D/o Ghee Varthese Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 3 Sangeetha Topno D/o J.K. Topno Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 4 Delho Seren D/o Chatari Soren Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 5 Saroj Samad D/o Prove Samad Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 6 Helen Purty D/o Umbulam Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 7 Binoma Jeseph D/o Joseph Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 8 Somi George D/o George Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 9 Anu Abraham D/o Abraham Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 10 Jeswari (Jayaswari) D/o Athimulam Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 11 Reta Sharma D/o HL. Sharma Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 12 Rashmi Bara D/o G. Bara Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 13 Mitali D/o R.No. Mahanta DDR School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 14 Anurajana Toppor D/o Philomina Toppo DDR School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 15 M. Sumalatha D/o Daleswara Rao DDR School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 16 Divya P.S. D/o Sreedharan Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 17 Remya Gopi D/o Gopi PD Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 18 Oniva Barala D/o Jaywant Barala Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 19 Rejitha Anandan D/o Anandan Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 20 Kalarenjini D/o Gopinathan Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 21 Sucha D/o Venghese Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 22 Renju T.R. D/o Raveendran TS, Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 23 Ananda Valli D/o Ramayya Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 24 K. Mala Devi D/o Kaliruttu Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 25 R. Bharathi D/o R. Ram murthy Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 26 Asha Mani Mahato D/o Prabhakar Mohara Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 27 Anita Pramila Kujur D/o Jhan Kujur Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 28 Sumita Nandya D/o Sudhanshan Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 29 Jinsy Antony Do Atony PD Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 30 Ouspalatha Hembrom D/o Hembrom Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 31 Sumitra D/o Raju Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 32 Anita Naik D/o Siba Naik Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 33 Vijayalakshmi D/o Emani Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 34 Mouli Narayana Deb D/o Pranotish Narayan Deb Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 35 Jornol Varaghese D/o Varghese Autory Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 36 PV. Sajina D/o P.V. Kunjappan Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 37 Shinu C. Saam D/o C.G. Samuel Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 38 Veeramani D/o V. Murugheshan Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 39 Rupam Sushma Sanga D/o Sanga Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 40 Jensy E.K. D/o Kunjumon Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 41 Bincy T. Varshesw D/o A.V. Thankchen Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 42 Jayeswari D/o Athimulam Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 43 Reta Sharma D/o Hemalal Sharma Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 44 Reshmi Bara D/o Clement Bara Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 45 Title Achary D/o Balakrishnan Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 46 Hemlata Khare D/o Iswar Singh Khare Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 47 Anita Mahato D/o Prabhakar Mahato Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 48 Anita Minz D/o Daud Minz, Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 49 Rameswari Thakur D/o Abhya Ram Thakur Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 50 Prachi Parichita Mohapatra D/o Dhaneswar Mahapatra Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District 51 Malachakravaorty D/o Gopal Chakravory, Gravismeds School of Nrusing Visakhapatnam District ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Director of Medical Education, Andhra Pradesh & Chairman Board of Examination for General Nursing and Midwifery (BEGNM) Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad 2 The Superintendent, King George Hospital, Visakhaptnam, Visakhapatnam District 3 The Principal, Gravismeds School of Nursing, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District 4 The Principal, D.D.R. School of Nursing, Visakhapatnam-13 .....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 a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st and 2nd Respondents are not allowing to pay the examination fees of 1st and 2nd year students of the petitioners of total 46 students is illegal, arbitrary and violation of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the 1st and 2nd respondents to permit the petitioner for the examinations to be held July/August 2005 and allow the students to pay the examination fees for 2nd and 3rd year along with 1st and 2nd year failed subjects of general nursing and Midwifery courses. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.P.VADDI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH & FAMI.WELFARE The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.13961 OF 2005 ORDER: Petitioners, who are ﬁfty-one in number, are students of Nursing Schools – respondents 3 and 4 herein. They ﬁled instant writ petition seeking direction to respondents to permit them to appear for ﬁrst/second year examinations of General Nursing and Midwifery course scheduled to commence from 08.8.2005. This Court admitted writ petition on 30.6.2005. On 08.8.2005, this Court declined to grant interim direction permitting petitioners to appear for second/third year examinations scheduled on 08.8.2005. As writ petition itself is limited to a direction to permit them to appear for examinations in August 2005, at this point of time, cause of does not survive. The writ petition is therefore dismissed as infructuous. ______________ (V.V.S.RAO,J) November 11, 2008 YS To 1 The Director of Medical Education, Andhra Pradesh & Chairman, Board of examination for General Nursing and Midwifery (BEGNM), Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad 2 The Superintendent, King George Hospital, Visakhaptnam, Visakhapatnam District 3 Two CCs to Government Pleader for Medical, Health and Family Welfare, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. 4 Two C.D. Copies.