IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 3283 of 1999 Between: Soldier Scholar’s Study Circle Hyderabad Defence Services Personnel Education Society, Regd.No.1284/82, represented by its President Capt. Lingala Panduranga Reddy ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Registrar, Osmania University, Hyderabad. 2. The Vice-Chancellor, Osmania University, Hyderabad. 3. The Director of School Education, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 4. Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary Education Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad .....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 more in the nature of Mandamus declaring that the students of the petitioner Management i.e, Soldier Scholar’s College of Education, Hyderabad are entitled to appear for B.Ed. along with the candidates appearing for Supplementary Examinations for the academic year 1997-98 to be conducted by the Osmania University from 22.2.1999 in accordance with the orders issued by the Government in G.O.Ms.No.503, Edn., dt.12.11.1998 read with Lr.No.5208/Trg.II/99-1, Edn., dt.17.12.1999 with all consequential benefits by holding the action of the respondents in not issuing Halltickets to the students of the petitioner college of Education so as to enable them to appear for B.Ed., Examination along with the students appearing for B.Ed., Supplementary Examination while allowing other similarly situated institutions like Khader Memorial College of Education, Nalgonda, Indaloor College of Education, Bodhan etc., as illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory and subvertive of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution and also opposed to all canons of equity, justice and fair play. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR. VENU MADHAV, REPRESENTING MR.MR.D.LINGA RAO Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 and 2: MR.Deepak Bhattarjee, SC FOR OSMANIA UNIVERSITY Counsel for the Respondent Nos.3 and 4: GP FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO.3283 OF 1999 ORDER: Sri Venu Madhav, learned counsel representing Sri D.Linga Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Writ Petition has become infructuous. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. No costs. _________________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 25.8.2004 bnr To 1. The Registrar, Osmania University, Hyderabad. 2. The Vice-Chancellor, Osmania University, Hyderabad. 3. The Director of School Education, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 4. The Secretary to Government of Andhra Pradesh Education Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad 5 2CCs to G.P. for School Education, High Court Bldgs., Hyderabad (OUT) 6. 2CD copies