IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO: 3874 of 1998 Between: J. Kirthikiran D/o. J. Laxman Rao H.No. 10-1076/5/A, Goinaka, Amberpet, Hyderabad. ... PETITIONER AND 1 Govt. of A.P.rep. by its Secretary, Education (E.C.2) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Director, I.S.S.College of Information Technology and Engineering for women, Sadan Buildings, Santoshnagar X Roads, Hyderabad. 3 The Convenor, EAMCET 1997, Engineering Admissions, Technical Bhavan, Mahaveer Marg, Masab Tank, Hyderabad. 4 Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Rep. by its Vice- Chancellor, Mahaveer Marg, Masab Tank, 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 may be pleased to issue an order or direction or appropriate writ, declaring:- a) the clause 2(ii) of G.O.Ms.No.256, dt. 17.11.93 issued by the 1st respondent herein as discriminatory and violative of Art.14 of the Constitution of India, besides being contrary to the orders of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in TMA Pai Foundation case 1993 (4) SCC 276. b) and consequently issue a writ of mandamus, directing the respondents to admit the petitioner into the 1st year B.Tech., in Chemical Engineering or Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering course for the academic year 1997-98 in the 2nd respondent's college. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.RAJI REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR EDUCATION The Court made the following: ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the subject matter in the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the above submission made by the learned counsel, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. _________________ N.V. RAMANA, J February 21, 2005 MRR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER Copy to: 1 The Secretary , Govt. of A.P.rep., Education (E.C.2) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Director, I.S.S.College of Information Technology and Engineering for women, Sadan Buildings, Santoshnagar X Roads, Hyderabad. 3 The Convenor, EAMCET 1997, Engineering Admissions, Technical Bhavan, Mahaveer Marg, Masab Tank, Hyderabad. 4 Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Rep. by its Vice- Chancellor, Mahaveer Marg, Masab Tank, Hyderabad, 5 Two C.C. s to the Government Pleader for Education, High Court of A.P, Hyderabad (OUT) 6 Two C.D. Copies.