IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO : 313 of 1997 Between: 1. American School of Nursing, Anantapur, rep. by its Correspondent - O. Venkata Reddy, 2. Sapthagiri School of Nursing, Tirupathi rep. by its Correspondent – O. Venkata Reddy. 3. Aparna School of Nursing, Tirupathi, rep. by its Correspondent - O. Venkata Reddy. 4. Nellore School of Nursing, Nellore, rep. by its Correspondent – O. Venkata Reddy. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1. Govt. of A.P., rep. by its Secretary, Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2. The Director of Medical Education, AP, Hyderabad. 3. The Commissioner, A.P. Vaidya Vidhana Parishad, Hyderabad. 4. The Medical Superintendent, Government Hospital, A.P. Vaidya Vidhana Parishad, Anantapur. 5. The Medical Superintendent, SVRGG Hospital, Tirupati. 6. The Medical Superintendent, Govt. Maternity Hospital, Tirupati. 7. The Medical Superintendent, District Hospital, Nellore. .....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, order or direction in the nature of writ of mandamus, declaring the action of the first respondent in not declaring the petitioners-Nursing Schools as 'A' Grade and not allowing to utilise the facilities in the Government Hospitals for the purpose of imparting practical training to their students on par with the seven private Nursing Schools named in GO Rt. No. 1942, Health, Medical and Family Welfare (M2) Department, dt. 27-11-1996, as illegal, improper, unjust, highly arbitrary, discriminatory and malafide. Counsel for the Petitioners :MR.P.Gangaiah Naidu . Counsel for the Respondents : GPfor Medical Health. The Court made the following : ORDER : When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned Counsel representing the petitioner stated that the matter became infructuous. 2. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is hereby dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ______________ P.S.NARAYANA, J, Date : 26th November, 2004 Dvs To 1. The Secretary, Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2. The Director of Medical Education, AP, Hyderabad. 3. The Commissioner, A.P. Vaidya Vidhana Parishad, Hyderabad. 4. The Medical Superintendent, Government Hospital, A.P. Vaidya Vidhana Parishad, Anantapur. 5. The Medical Superintendent, SVRGG Hospital, Tirupati. 6. The Medical Superintendent, Govt. Maternity Hospital, Tirupati. 7. The Medical Superintendent, District Hospital, Nellore. 8. Two CCs to the GP for Medical Health, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 9. Two CD copies. THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA W.P.No.313 of 1997 Dated 26th November, 2004