IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 5229 of 1995 Between: 1 Kundurthi Venkateswarlu, being minor rep. by his father Venkata Swamy, s/o. Malakondaiah. 2 Yellavula Kondala Rao, being minor, rep. by his father Malakondaiah, s/o. Kondaiah. 3 Sk. Meeravali, being minor, rep. by his father Nagoor Saheb, s/o.Hussain. 4 Mannapalli Suneel Babu, being minor, rep. by his father Devadanam, s/o.Yohanu. 5 Bhudala Udaya Kumar, being minor rep. by his father Salman, s/o.Yohanu 6 Alugu Sani Naga Rajya Lakshmi being minor, rep. by her father Nageswara Rao, s/o.Subba Rao. 7 Kaligiri Malyadri, being minor rep. by his father Malakondaiah, s/o Narasaiah. 8 Nosina Venkateswarlu, being minor rep. by his father Peda Malakondaiah, S/o. Narasaiah. 9 Iruvuri Venkateswarlu, being minor rep. by his father Kesavulu, s/o.Subbaiah . 10 Itta Sreenivasulu, being minor rep. by his father Guravaiah, s/o Narasaiah. 11 Bodde Boina Gangaiah. being minor rep. by his father Venkata Subbaiah, S/o.Ramaiah. 12 Ch.Narasimhulu, being minor rep. by his father Guravaiah, s/o.Nagaiah. R/o. Boganampadu, Ponnaluru Mandal, Prakasam dist. 13 Nallapogu Israel, being minor, rep. by his father Dass, s/o. Yesudas, Tallur Village, Kanigiri Mandal, Prakasam dist. 14 Yeddula Channaiah, being minor rep. by his father Satyam, s/o.Chinnaiah, Darsi (V&M), Prakasam dist. 15 Akkidasari Balaswamy, being minor rep. by his father Kotaiah, S/o.Bala Obaiah.. 16 Gunnam Prameela, being minor rep. by her father Ramaiah, s/o. Dasanaiah,. Pedaalavalapadu, P.C.Palli mandal, Prakasam dist. 17 Lomada Thirupathi Rao, being minor rep. by his father Malakondaiah, S/o.Yokaiah, Pedacherlopalli (P&M), Prakasam dist. 18 Patan Khaja Mastan, being minor rep. by his father Mastan, s/o Hussain Saheb, r/o Pedacherlopalli (P&M), Prakasam dist.. 19 Sowdisetty Ramesh, being minor rep. by his father Ramulu, s/o.Ramaiah, C.S.Puram, Prakasam dist. 20 Shaik Meeravali Meera saheb, S/o. Rajen Saheb. R/o. Chinavarimadugu, P.C.Palli Mandal, Prakasam dist. 21 Penna Venkateswarlu, being minor, rep. by his father Kamakshaiah, s/o.Alluraiah, r/o. Challagirigilla, Kanigiri Mandal, Prakasam dist. 22 Pallagundla Thirupalu, being minor rep. by his father Pitchaiah, Perugupalli, Veligandla Mandal, Prakasam dist. 23 Konagapogu Judson Vijaya Kumar, being minor rep. by his father Thomas Dayakar, s/o. Thomas Theodar, r/o.Dirasavancha, Kanigiri Mandal, Prakasam dist. 24 Chintaginjala Siva Durga Srinivasulu, being minor rep. by his father Garataiah s/o.Sankaraiah, r/o. Valigandla, Prakasam dist. 25 Matcha Srinivasulu, being minor rep. by his father Naga Ratnam,s/o.Venkata Narayana, R/o. Thomatamvari palli, Kanigiri Mandal, Prakasam dist. 26 Shaik Abdul Shareef, being minor rep. by his father Mahaboob, s/o. Khasim Peera, r/o. Chinavariguda, P.C.Palli Mandal, Prakasam dist. 27 Gundlathoti Obulesh, being minor rep. by his father Chenchaiah, s/o.Ramaiah . 28 Mannepalli Nageswara Rao, being minor rep. by his father Daniel, s/o.Devasahayam, R/o. Gummalakarra, Veligandla Mandal, Prakasam dist. 29 Chappali China Guravaiah, being minor rep. by his father China Guravaiah, R/o. C.S.Puram, Prakasam dist. 30 Parisapogu Vijendra, being minor rep. by his father Mosha, s/o.Mark. . ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Deputy Director of Social Welfare (S.C.Wing), Ongole, Prakasam. 2 The District Social Welfare Officer, B.C.Wing, Ongole, Prakasam. 3 The District Social Welfare Officer (S.T.Wing), Ongole, Prakasam. 4 The Director of Social Welfare, A.P., 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 or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the inaction on the part of the respondents in sanctioning the scholarships to the petitioners (S.C., S.T., and B.Cs.,) for the academic year 1993-94 and 1994-95 as arbitrary and illegal. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.RAVINDRANATH REDDY Counsel for the Respondent Nos 1 to 4 .: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following : O R D E R : Learned counsel for the Petitioners submitted that the subject matter of the Writ Petition has become infructuous. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. _____________ 16.08.2004 Copy to: 1 The Deputy Director of Social Welfare (S.C.Wing), Ongole, Prakasam dist. 2 The District Social Welfare Officer, B.C.Wing, Ongole, Prakasam dist. 3 The District Social Welfare Officer (S.T.Wing), Ongole, Prakasam dist. 4 The Director of Social Welfare, A.P., Hyderabad. 5 Two CCs to the G.P. for Social Welfare, High Court buildings, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (o.u.t.) 6 Two CD copies. DRK/SVV