IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA,THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 13416 of 2001 Between: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, Andhra Pradesh, Regd No.S-385/1949-50 Delhi, 8, Satyanagar Flats, Vidyanagar, Hyderabad rep. by its Secretary Mr. K. Sudhakara Reddy ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Principal Secretary The State of Andhra Pradesh Higher Eduction (UK.II.1) Department Secretariat Building, Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 Registrar, Osmania University Hyderabad 3 Deputy Registrar (Academic) Osmania University, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 any appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in not observing 180 teaching days in the almanac prepared for PG Courses of Osmania University in PG Colleges under it control as illegal and void and consequently direct the Respondents 2 and 3 to prepare an almanac for PG Courses in all college under it jurisdiction providing for at least 180 teaching days in accordance with the scheme framed by the UGC No.F3-1/94 (PS) dated 24/12/1998 and G.O.Ms.No.208 , Higher Education Department dated 20/06/1999 and pass such other order (s) as this Hon'ble Court deems fits and proper in the Circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.A.RAMALINGESWAR RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.1: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL Counsel for the Respondents 2 and 3: Mr. Deepak Bhattacharjee The Court made the following Oral Order: (per Sri Devinder Gupta, CJ) Petition was filed on 28.6.2001 as ‘Public Interest Litigation’ seeking to declare the action of the respondents in not observing 180 teaching days in the almanac prepared for P.G. courses of Osmania University in P.G. Colleges under its control as illegal. Almanac was prepared for the academic year 2001-2002 and notified on 31.5.2001. Petition thereafter has remained pending and in the counter filed by the respondents 2 and 3, preparation of almanac has been justified. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he will file further affidavit to the affidavits in reply filed by the respondents. We do not consider it a fit case to keep the matter on our docket inasmuch as the grievance of the petitioner to revise the almanac for the academic year 2001-2002 for P.G. Courses in accordance with the notification dated 24.12.1998 and G.O. Ms. No. 208, Higher Education Department, dated 29.6.1999 does not survive for adjudication. By passage of time, the writ petition has been rendered infructuous. In case, petitioner would have any further grievance with respect to future almanac to be prepared by the respondents, petitioner will be at liberty to approach the Court again. The writ petition is accordingly disposed as infructuous. No costs. ____________________ DEVINDER GUPTA, CJ Date: 29th November, 2004 _________________ G. ROHINI, J Pnb To 1 The Principal Secretary Higher Eduction (UK.II.1) Department,State of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Building, Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The Registrar, Osmania University Hyderabad. 3 The Deputy Registrar (Academic), Osmania University. Hyderabad. 4 Two C.Cs. to the Advocate General, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. (OUT) 5 Two C.D.copies