IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 15393 of 2009 Between: 1 T.Prathima Patnaik D/o.Sri. T.Ramana Rao Sri.T.Ramana Rao, H.No.1-1-30/83, G.R.Reddy Nagar Kapra, ECIL Post,Hyderabad-500062 2 M.Swathi D/o.M.Srinivasa Rao Sri.M.Srinivasa Rao,Flat No.501, Isola Residency Central Bank Building, Kalyan Nagar, Hyderabad-500038 3 N.Ch.Mahitha D/o.N.Sriranganath N.Sriranganath, Flat No.G-2,Aiswarya Residency Bala Saraswathi Nagar, Malkajgiri, Hyderabad-5000047 ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Principal Secretary, Youth Advancement, Tourism, & Culture (Sports) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The Convenor,EAMCET-2009, J.N.T.University Kukatpally, Hyderabad 3 AP State council of Higher Education, rep.by its Secretary, Masab Tank,Hyderabad 4 Sports Authority of AP Hyderabad, rep.by its Vice Chairman, & Managing Director, L.B.Stadium,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 an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring that the failure of the 1st respondent in not including the discipline of Ball Badminton in the list of Games and Sports eligible for consideration of candidates for admission into professional courses vide G.O.Ms.No.20 Youth Advancement, Tourism & Culture (sports) Department, dated 3.5.2006 as illegal, and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to treat the said game in the list of eligible disciplines and consider the cases of the petitioners for admission into professional courses under the said category. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.B.ADINARAYANA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.K.RATHANGA PANI REDDY The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed questioning G.O.Ms.No.10 Youth Advancement, Tourism & Culture (Sports) Department dated 15.7.2008 revising the list of Games & Sports disciplines for considering the eligibility of students for admission into professional courses under sports quota. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners, the learned Government Pleader for Youth, Advancement Tourism and Culture, Sri K.Rathangapani Reddy, learned standing counsel for respondent No.2, Sri Sudesh Anand, learned standing counsel for respondent No.3 and Sri V.Ch.aidu, learned counsel for respondent No.4 and perused the material placed before the court. On 5.8.2009, when the matter was taken up, the learned Government Pleader submitted that insofar as counseling of students for Engineering Stream under sports quota is concerned, they have not issued any notification and that presently only verification of certificates is taking place and it would take more than a month for completion and that in a week’s time the respondents will take a decision whether or not to include Ball Badminton game in sports category. Thereafter, the matter underwent several adjournments. Ultimately, today, when the matter is taken up, the learned Government Pleader has placed before the Court G.O.Ms.No.20 dated 24.8.2009 issued by the Government in partial modification of the orders issued in G.O.Ms.No.10 dated 15.7.2008 ordering that the list of 29 disciplines which stood the test of time as issued in G.O.Ms.Nos.103, Higher Education (EC.2) Department dated 15.7.2000 and G.O.Ms.No.131, Higher Education (EC.2) Department dated 6.9.2000 shall be followed hereafter for considering eligibility for admission into professional courses under sports quota. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in view of G.O.Ms.No.20 dated 24.8.2009 including Ball Badminton game in the sports category, the case of the petitioner is also required to be considered for admission into professional courses but since the verification of certificates has already been completed, the respondent authorities may be directed to call for the verification of certificates from the eligible candidates now under Ball Badminton category. The learned counsel for respondents 2 and 3 submits that they will take necessary steps for verification of the certificates pursuant to G.O.Ms.No.20 dated 24.8.2009. Recording the above submission, the writ petition is closed. No costs. N.V.RAMANA,J DT.26.08.2009 Note: Furnish CC by tomorrow (B/o) msv