IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No. 23890 of 2001 Between: 1 Holy Faith Educational Society (Regd. No.6417/2000) rep.by its Secretary, 6-11-302/3, Moosarambagh, Hyderabad. 2 Holy Faith P.G. College, Torrur Village, Hayatnagar Mandal, rep.by its Correspondent, Ranga Reddy District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Secretary, Higher Education, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Convenor-Admissions, ICET - 2001 Directorate of Admissions, Osmania University, O.U. Campus, 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 appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in rejecting the claim of the 1st petitioner society to recognise the 2nd petitioner college as a minority institution in terms of G.O.Ms.No.526, Education dated 21-12-1988 pursuant to Memo No.13111/E.C.1/2001-23 dated 09-11-2001 is illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 30 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the 1st respondent to grant the recognition as sought for by the 1st petitioner. Counsel for the Petitioner : Mr.S.SRI RAM Counsel for Respondent No.1 : G.P. FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Counsel for Respondent No.2 : Mr.DEEPAK BHATTACHARJEE The Court made the following : ORDER: The learned counsel for petitioner submits that in view of the interim order granted by this Court in W.P.M.P.No. 30163 of 2001 dated 29.11.2001, no further orders are required to be passed in this writ petition. Recording the submissions made by the learned counsel for petitioner, this Writ Petition is closed. No order as to costs. _____________ N.V.RAMANA, J Date: 22.7.2005 DA To 1 The Secretary, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Higher Education, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Convenor-Admissions, ICET - 2001 Directorate of Admissions, Osmania University, O.U. Campus, Hyderabad. 3 Two CCs to the G.P. for Higher Education, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 4 Two CD copies.