IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 6420 of 1998 Between: Dr.S.Jayathi, D/o Sri Chandra Rao, Hindu, R/o P.J.74, Officer's Colony, Panjagutta, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 University of Health Sciences, Rep by its Registrar, Vijayawada, Krishna Dist. 2 Govt. of AP, Rep by its Secretary to Govt., Health, Medical & Family Welfare Dept., 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 one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ and direct the respondents to cause arrangement of counselling, in accordance with the Rules for the academic year 1997-98 for admission of the petitioner into Post Graduate course at an early date. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.RAJ KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: DR.Y.PADMAVATHI The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents to cause arrangement of counselling, in accordance with the Rules for the academic year 1997-98, for admission of the petitioner into the Post Graduate course at an early date. When the matter is taken up for hearing, neither the learned counsel for the petitioner is present nor there is any representation on his behalf. The learned Standing counsel appearing for the respondents submitted that the subject matter involved in this writ petition is with regard to counselling arrangement for the academic year 1997-98, as such due to lapse of time no cause of action survives for adjudication in this writ petition as the same has been rendered infructuous. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous due to efflux of time. No order as to costs. _________ 25.04.2005 dr/tvk To 1 The Registrar, University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, Krishna Dist. 2 The Secretary (Health) Govt. of AP, Health, Medical & Family Welfare Dept., Hyderabad. 3 2 CD copies