IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO: 20970 of 2002 Between: Naga Durga Laxmi D/o Venkateswara Rao (minor), Rep by her next friend, Guardian& maternal uncle K.Ananda Rao, S/o K.Venkateswamy aged 60yrs, SB-70 Right Bank, Vijayapuri South, Macherla mandal, Guntur Dist. ... PETITIONER AND 1 Govt of A.P., rep by its Secretary to Govt., Health & Medical & Family Welfare Dept., Secretariat, Hyd. 2 NTR University of Health Sciences, AP, Rep by its Registrar, Vijayawada 520 008. 3 Chairman, Under Graduate Admission Committee, NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada. ...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 a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction declaring the action of the R2 & 3 in rejecting the application of the petitioner for admission into B.Sc., (Nursing) course vide their Memo No. Ref 357/Bsc (N)/UGAC/EA5/2002 dt 21-9-2002 without considering the certificate issued by the MRO, Kothepeta dt 30-7-2002 for the academic year 2002-03 as illegal, arbitrary & direct the respondents to admit her into B.Sc (Nursing) for the academic year 2002-03 course in under 15% unpreserved quota for non-local candidates. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.MEHERCHAND NOORI (Not present) Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH & FAMI.WELFARE Counsel for the Respondents 2 and 3: Smt. Y. Padmavathi The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents 2 & 3 in rejecting the application of the petitioner for admission into B.Sc., (Nursing) course vide their Memo No. Ref 357/Bsc (N)/UGAC/EA5/2002 dated 21-9-2002 without considering the certificate issued by the MRO, Kothepeta dated 30-7-2002 for the academic year 2002-03 as illegal, arbitrary & direct the respondents to admit her into B.Sc (Nursing) for the academic year 2002-03 course in under 15% unpreserved quota for non-local candidates. 2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, neither there is appearance of behalf of the petitioner nor there is any representation. Learned Government Pleader submits that due to lapse of time, the prayer in the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the same, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No order as to costs. _______________ N.V. RAMANA, J June 22, 2005 MRR Assistant Registrar // True Copy // Section Officer Copy to. – 1 The Secretary, to Govt., Health & Medical & Family Welfare Dept., Govt of A.P., Secretariat, Hyd. 2 The Registrar, NTR University of Health Sciences, AP, Vijayawada 520 008. 3 Chairman, Under Graduate Admission Committee, NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada. Two C.C. s to the G.P. for Higher Education, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT) Two C.D. Copies.