IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 3365 of 2000 Between: G. S. Ravinder S/o. Saiman, Rep. by its President, R/o. Osmania University Campus, Room. No. 21, Hyderabad, SC/ST Students,Welfare Association. ..... PETITIONER AND The Registrar, Osmania University, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT 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 direct the Respondent to strictly follow the guidelines including the rule of reservation issued by the University Grants Commission for the academic year 1989-90 onwards and consequently direct the Respondent to i) notify the seats available for SC/ST candidates, for admission into Ph.D., Course 2000 ii) reduce the minimum marks for SC/ST candidates in order to get the required number of candidates for admission into Ph.D., Courses, and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.J.SATYA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.DEEPAK BHATTACHARJEE The Court made the following : ORDER: Learned counsel for petitioner submitted that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and it has become infructuous. Recording the submission of the learned counsel for petitioner, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. _____________ N.V.RAMANA,J 16-6-2005 TVK ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.. The Registrar, Osmania University, Hyderabad. 2 2 CD copies 3) 1 CC to MR.DEEPAK BHATTACHARJEE Form-NIC-OGS/WP{JCS}