IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.7078 of 2004 Between: Modern Educational Society rep., by its Secretary, and Correspondent, Mohammed Afzaluddin Ahmed, S/o late Mohammed Ibrahim, R/o 1-5-269, Zamistanpur, Mushirabad, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep., by its Principal Secretary to Government, Education Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 State of Andhra Pradesh, rep., by its Principal Secretary to the Government, Minority Welfare department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 The Commissioner and Director of School Education, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 4 The Secretary, A.P.State Council for Higher Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 5 The Convenor, EDCET-2002, Osmania University, University campus, Hyderabad. ( Cause title of R5 is amended as per orders of this Court dated 6.7.2004 in W.P. No.10154 of 2004.) .....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 a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a writ of mandamus: i) declaring the action of the respondents in not granting minority status in favour of the established, B.Ed.College, run and managed by the writ petitioner society for the academic year 2003-2004 as Unconstitutional, arbitrary, illegal and violative of Articles 14 & 30 of the Constitution of India; ii) direct the respondents to forthwith grant minority status certificate in favour of the B.Ed., college run and managed by the petitioner society for the academic year 2003-2004 and; iii) further direct the 5th respondent not to allot or insist upon the petitioner to admit any students to the B.Ed., College run by petitioner by treating it as non-minority educational institution and further direct the respondents to permit the petitioner society to admit the students on its own by duly treating and recognizing the petitioner society's B.Ed., College as minority college. Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr.K.srinivasa Prasad, Advocate for MR.NUTY RAM MOHAN RAO Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3 and 5 : G.P. FOR EDUCATION Counsel for the Respondent No.4: MR.K.RAMESH BABU The Court made the following : ORDER: Sri. K.Srinivasa Prasad, Advocate representing Sri.Nooti Ram Mohan Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the writ petition. Permission is accorded. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. __________ G.ROHINI, J DATED: 17th January, 2005. Note:Furnish C.C. by tomorrow. (B/o) Sh To 1 The Principal Secretary to Government, State of Andhra Pradesh, Education Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Principal Secretary to Government, State of Andhra Pradesh, Minority Welfare department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 The Commissioner and Director of School Education, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 4 The Secretary, A.P.State Council for Higher Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 5 The Convenor, EDCET-2002, Osmania University, University campus, Hyderabad. 6. 2CCs to the G.P. for School Education, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 7. 2CD copies.