IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No. 7307 of 1998 Between: St.Joseph's M.P.H.W (F) Training Institute, Rep By its Correspondent K.Pavan Kumar, New Paloncha, Khammam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner, Social Welfare Department, Telugu Samkshema Bhavan, Masabtank , Hyderabad. 3 The Deputy Director of Social Welfare, Khammam. .....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 an order or direction more particularly one in the Nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in issuing the proceedings No.Rc.No.ZV3/10328/97 Dt: 9-1-98 by rejecting the release the post-metric Scholarships to Scheduled Casts/H.C trainees of my institute since 1986 onwards as illegal , arbitrary and contrary to the Principles of Natural Justice and discrimination and consequently direct the respondents herein to release the Post- metric scholarships to the S.C/H.C trainees which is pending since 1986 onwards forthwith to the petitioner institute. Counsel for the Petitioner : Mr.S.M.SUBHAN Counsel for the Respondents : G.P. FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following : ORDER: Learned counsel for petitioner submits that no cause survives in this writ petition and it has become infructuous. Recording the submission made by the learned counsel for petitioner, this Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. _____________ N.V.RAMANA, J Date: 1.4.2005 DA/SVV To 1 The Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner, Social Welfare Department, Telugu Samkshema Bhavan, Masabtank , Hyderabad. 3 The Deputy Director of Social Welfare, Khammam. 4 Two CCs to the G.P. for Social Welfare, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 5 Two CD copies.