IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 7238 of 2002 Between: 1. Holy Trinity Educational Society (Regn. No.619/1993), 7-1-282, B.K. Guda, S.R. Nagar, HYDERABAD rep. By its Chairman. 2. Holy Mary Institute of Technology & Science College of Education, Yenkapally, Vikarabad, RANGA REDDY District rep. By its Correspondent. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1. The Government of A.P. rep. By its Secretary, Minorities Welfare Department, Secretariat Buildings, Secretariat, HYDERABAD. 2. The Commissioner & Director of School Education, A.P., Hyderabad. 3. The Government of Andhra Pradesh rep. By its Secretary, Education Department, Secretariat Buildings, Secretariat, HYDERABAD. 4. The Convenor, EDCET 2001, Kakatiya University, 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 declare the action of the respondents 1 to 3 in not considering the application of the petitioners dt.16.01.2001 seeking status of Christian Minority Educational Institution to the 2nd petitioner for imparting the course in B. Ed. from the academic year 2001- 2002 as arbitrary, illegal, offending Articles 14 and 30 of the Constitution of India by way of issue of writ, order or direction, one more particularly in the nature of writ of Mandamus and consequently direct the respondents to treat the 2nd petitioner College as a Christian Minority Educational Institution on and from the academic year 2001-2002. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. MURALIDHAR REDDY, ADVOCATE representing MR.S.SRI RAM Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3: GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Counsel for the Respondent No.4: MR. B.N. REDDY The Court made the following: ORDER: Sri Muralidhar Reddy, Advocate representing Sri S. Sri Ram, learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the subject matter of writ petition has become infructuous. The writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. ______________ October 6, 2004. V.V.S. RAO, J YS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Secretary, Minorities Welfare Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Buildings, Secretariat, HYDERABAD. 2. The Commissioner & Director of School Education, A.P., Hyderabad. 3. The Secretary, Education Department, Government of A.P., Secretariat Buildings, Secretariat, HYDERABAD. 4. The Convenor, EDCET 2001, Kakatiya University, HYDERABAD. 5. Two C.C.s to the Government Pleader for Higher Education, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (O.U.T) 6. Two C.D. copies.