IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 19115 of 2003 Between: Nathaniel Education Society, F.No.G-5, Orlean Chambers, H.No.1-4-881, Musheerabad, Hyderabad, rep.by its Secretary C.Vinaya Kumar ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Principal Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Technical Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh, 5th floor, BRKR Government Complex, Hyderabad-500 063 .....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 an appropriate order, direction or a writ particularly one in the nature of a writ of Mandamus declaring that the proceedings of the 1st respondent in Memo No.5676/EC.2/2003-1 dated 26.08.2003 are arbitrary and illegal being violative of Articles 14 and 30(1) of the Constitution of India and that Nishitha College of Engineering and Technology, Lemoor Village, Kandukur Mandal, Ranga Reddy district in Andhra Pradesh is entitled to accord Minority status and to pass such other order or orders as this Honourable court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.KOKA RAGHAVA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION The Court made the following: ORDER: Sri Deepak Mishra, learned counsel representing Sri Koka Raghava Rao, the learned counsel for the petitioner, represents that the cause in this writ petition does not survive for adjudication. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. No costs. _______________ 28.12.2004 VGB To 1 The Principal Secretary, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Higher Education Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Technical Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh, 5th floor, BRKR Government Complex, Hyderabad-500 063 3 2CCs to the Government Pleader for Higher Education, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 4 2CD copies