IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 27149 of 2008 Between: Mr. R. Vinayak Reddy, S/o. R. Parmeshwar Reddy, Being Minor, Rep. by his Father Sri R. Parmeshwar Reddy, S/o. R. Laxmikanth Reddy, Aged 46 years, Occ: Railway Employee, R/o. H.No. 16-11-511/C/40, Prakash Nagar, Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Sport Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP), Rep. by its Vice Chairman, 1st Floor, L.B. Stadium, Hyderabad. 2 The Roller Skating Association of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, 1st Floor, A.P. olympic Bhavan, L.B. Stadium, Hyderabad - 500 001. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue an appropriate Writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the respondent No.2 not to conduct Inter District Roller Skating Championship 2008 issued in Circle No. 10-11-2008 in the period of half yearly examinations December 2008 conducted as per proceedings Rc.NO. Spl/DCEB/2008-09, dt. 15-11-2008 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.BUCHI BABU Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.V.CH.NAIDU The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.27149 OF 2008 ORDER: Admittedly the inter-state Roller Skating Championship has already been held between 14th and 17th December, 2007. While the grievance of the petitioner herein cannot be said to be without merit, in view of the settled law that this Court would not decide academic issues, I see no reason to examine the writ petition on its merits. While the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous, it is made clear that this order shall not preclude the petitioners from questioning the same on a future occasion, if such need arises. ____________ 18-12-2008 ap