IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (SPECIAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION) MONDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF DECEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND THREE : PRESENT : THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE: A. GOPAL REDDY W.P. No. 15062 of 2003 Between: Smt. Mukkala Aruna, W/o. Suryanarayana, Occ: Pharmacist, Central Drug Stores, A.P.H.M. Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation, Vizianagaram Petitioner AND The Convenor, ECET (FDH) 2003, Mechanical Engineering Block, III Floor, JNTU College of Engineering, Kukatpally, Hyderabad – 500 072 Respondent 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 a Writ of Mandamus, or any other appropriate Writ, order or direction, declaring the action of the respondent authority in rejecting the seat in pharmacy in the ECET (FDH) 2003 held on 22-5-2003 on the ground that the petitioner's qualification Diploma in Pharmacy from Board of Intermediate Education, Hyderabad as not valid course as arbitrary, illegal, null and void and violative of principles of natural justice, norms of Public policy and violative of the fundamental rights guaranteed under Constitution of India and to issue consequential direction to allot a seat in B. Pharmacy Course to the petitioner as per Rank 125 obtained by the petitioner in ECET (FDH) 2003. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and the High Court order dated 24-7-2003 and 22-12- 20023 and made herein and upon hearing the arguments of Mr. Venkateswara Rao Gudapati, Advocate for the Petitioner and of Mr. Challa Kodandaram, Advocate for the Respondent, this Court on this day directed the registry to send notice forthwith to the Commissioner of Technical Education to be present in this court on Friday i.e. on 2-1-2004 at 10.30 a.m. and explain how he understood the interim order passed by this Court. Therefore You viz ; The Commissioner of Technical Education, Hyderabad are hereby directed to take notice and appear before this court on Friday i.e. on 2-1-2004 at 10.30 a.m. and explain how you were understood the interim order passed by this Court. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Convenor, ECET (FDH) 2003, Mechanical Engineering Block, III Floor, JNTU College of Engineering, Kukatpally, Hyderabad – 500 072. (BY SPECIAL MESSENGER) 2. The Commissioner of Technical Education, Hyderabad (BY SPECIAL MESSENGER – WITH A DIRECTION TO APPEAR BEFORE THIS COURT ON 2-1-2004 AT 10.30 A.M.) 3. One Spare Copy. MSR HIGH COURT DATE: 29-12-2003 ORDER W.P.No. 15062 of 2003 DIRECTION HIGH COURT DRAFTED BY: MSR DRAFTED ON: 29-12-2003 AGRJ DATE: 29- 12-2003 ORDER W.P.No. 15062 of 2003 DIRECTION