IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 740 of 2004 Between: Sri Swarna Bharathi Educational Society, Pakabanda, Near Mamata General Hospital, Khammam, Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its President Prof.S.Pullaiah ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh Represented by its Principal Secretary, Higher Education, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Technical Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 All India Council for Technical Education, Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, I.P.Estate, Represented by its Member Secretary. .....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 an appropriate Order, direction or a Writ more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring that the proceedings bearing No.8772/EC.2/2003 dated 30-12-2003 is unenforceable and is liable to be struck down and further declare that the petitioner Society is entitled to the increase in annual intake by 180 seats by introduction of three additional courses of (1) Mechanical B.Tech Degree Course (2) Civil B.Tech Degree Course and (3) M.C.A. in addition to the existing courses namely (1) Electronics & Communication Engineering (2) Computer Science & Engineering (3) Electrical & Electronic Engineering in Swarna Bharathi Institute of Science and Technology, Pakabanda, Khammam from the academic year 2004-2005. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.DEEPAK MISHRA, ADVOCATE FOR MR.KOKA RAGHAVA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 and 3: MR.S.S.PRASAD The Court made the following: ORDER: Sri Deepak Mishra, learned counsel representing Sri Koka Raghava Rao, the learned counsel for the petitioner, represents that the cause in this writ petition does not survive for adjudication. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. No costs. _______________ 28.12.2004 VGB To 1 The Principal Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Higher Education, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Technical Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 The Member Secretary, All India Council for Technical Education, Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, I.P.Estate. 4 2CCs to the Government Pleader for Higher Education, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 5 2CD copies.