HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 13412 of 2007 Dated 2nd July, 2007 Between M/s.Madina Public School, rep. By Mr.K.M.Arifuddin …Petitioner and Commissioner & Director of School Education, Sahifabad, Lakadikapul, Hyderabad, and, anr …Respondents. THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 13412 of 2007 ORDER: Heard both sides. This Writ Petition is filed seeking Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents to consider the representations of the petitioner as per Rules in G.O.Ms.No. 86, dated 2-7-2003. The petitioner-school initially made a representation on 30-8- 2006 to the District Educational Officer, Hyderabad seeking exemption of certain students from studying ‘Telugu’ as second language on the ground that they came from abroad and joined their school for the academic year 2006-2007. Further representation is also made in this regard to the Director of School Education on 21-9-2006. It is the grievance of the petitioner that though the statutory rules framed in G.O.Ms.No. 86, dated 2-7-2003 empower the Commissioner & Director of School Education to exempt any student from studying Telugu as Second Language, whose mother tongue is not Telugu, but however, in spite of representations, no steps are being taken. The learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submits that earlier representation was not made through proper channel. However, it is further stated that representation made through District Educational Officer is already forwarded to the Commissioner and Director of School Education and the same is pending consideration. As much as it is stated that the representation of the petitioner seeking exemption of certain students to study Telugu as Second Language is pending consideration with the Commissioner and Director of School Education, I dispose of the Writ petition directing the said authority to consider the representation of the petitioner in terms of the Rules framed in G.O.Ms.No.86, dated 2-7-2003 and pass appropriate orders within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate the same to the petitioner. Subject to the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ---------------------------------- JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY DATE: 02-07-2007. Msnr.