IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.11785 of 2008 Between: 1) Dr. S.Maneendra S/o. S.Ramesh R/o. SRT 304/A, RTC X Road, Jawaharnagar, Hyderabad. 2) Dr. J. Narash Netha S/o. J.Laxmaiah Resident of Room No. 352, New Men's Hostel, Osmania Medical College, Koti, Hyderabad. ... PETITIONERS AND 1) State of A.P.Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Health & Medical Health & Medical Department, Government of A.P., Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2) The Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, A.P., Vijayawada, Rep. by its Registrar. 3) Medical Council of India, Rep. by its Secretary, Picket 14, Sector 8, Dwaraka Phase 1, New Delhi-77. ...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 or order or direction one in the nature of writ or mandamus, i)declaring the action of the respondents in not following the procedure prescribed in Rule III of G.O.Ms.No. 74 dated 21.03.2006 and Regulation 9 of Regulations as notiﬁed in the prospectus and A.P. Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admissions) Order 1974, for admission into PG Medical Degree/Diploma Course for the Academic Year 2008-09 as arbitrary, illegal, viod and violative of Article 14 and 371 D of the Constitution of India, and consequently set aside the illegal, admissions appropriate may be issued in the circumstances of the case. ii) a direction may be issued to the Respondents to conduct fresh counseling for admission into PG Medical Degree and Diploma Courses for the Academic Year 2008-09 by following due procedure prescribed in G.O.Ms.No. 74 dated 21.03.2006 and regulations notiﬁed in the prospectus. iii) costs be awarded to the petitioners. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.M.SANGA REDDY Counsel for Respondent No.1: GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE Counsel for Respondent No.2: MR.D.V. NAGARJUNA BABU Counsel for Respondent No.3: MR. S. NIRANJAN REDDY The Court made the following: O R D E R: (per Hon’ble Shri Anil R. Dave, Chief Justice) 1. The issue involved in this petition is identical to the one involved in Writ Petition No.11793 of 2008, which has been filed as public interest litigation. 2. At the request of the learned advocates, this petition was heard along with the afore-stated petition. 3. Writ Petition No.11793 of 2008 has been ﬁnally disposed of today as rejected. For the reasons recorded in the said petition, this petition is also rejected. ANIL R. DAVE, CJ August , 2008 R. SUBHASH REDDY, J svs ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{KSRANI}