THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 3227 of 1996 Between: D. John Bunyan S/o Panakalu R/o Vizianagaram ..... PETITIONER AND 1 District Educational Officer, Vizianagaram Dist.Vizianagaram 2 D. Nirmala Mani C.B.M. Aided Elementary School, Vizianagaram. 3 S. Yesuratnam C.B.M. Aided Elementary School, Bobbili, Vizianagaram 4 Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars, (CBCNC) rep. By its secretary and convenor, P.Paulus, Vuyyuru, Krishna Dist. KRISHNA DIST. 5. R-4 Dismissed for default as per Court order dated 13-12-2003. .....RESPONDENTS 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 of Mandamus, or any other appropriate writ and declare that the action of the 1st respondent contained in proceedings in Rc.No.84/B1/95 dt: 18-1-1996 purporting to grant approval for the appointment of respondents 2 and 3 as Correspondents of C.B.M. Aided Elementary Schools at Vizianagaram and Bobbili, Vizianagaram Dist., ignoring the claim of the petitioner for approval for appointment as correspondent of C.B.M. Aided Elementary Schools Vizianagaram Dist. under the control of the 4th respondent society is arbitrary and illegal and consequently direct the 1st respondent to grant approval to the appointment of the petitioner as Correspondent of C.B.M. Aided Elementary Schools, Vizianagaram Dist. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.V.VENKATARAMANA (Not present) Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR School EDUCATION Counsel for the respondent Nos.2 and 3: Mr.P.Rajasekhar The Court made the following : O R D E R: Learned counsel for the petitioner is absent and there is no representation. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed for default/non-prosecution. No costs. _____________ 17-11-2004 Mjl/* To 1. The District Educational Officer, Vizianagaram District. 2. The Secretary & Convenor, Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circas (CBCNC) Vuyyuru, Krishna District. 3. 2 CCs to G.P. for Education, High Court buildings,Hyderabad. 4. 2 CD copies