IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.V.SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 17385 of 2008 Between: D. Chaitanya, D/o. D. Subba Reddy, being Minor, Rep. by her Father D. Subba Reddy, S/o. Narayana, Age 38 Years, R/o. Sanikavaram, Peddaraveedu Mandal, Prakasam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, General Administration Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Government of Andrha Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 3 The Rajeev Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Besides Telephone Bhavan, Hyderabad - 500 004. Rep. by its Convenor/Dean. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or direction more particularly, one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus: (a) Declare the Section No.25 of the Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies Act, 2008 is unconstitutional (b) declare the Statute 13(3) of the Schedule to the Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies Act, 2008 in ultra virus to Articles 14, 15 and 371-D of the Constitution of India and the Presidential Order, 1975; (c) declare Item NOs. 10 and 13 of Admission Procedure notiﬁed by the 3rd Respondent University for admission into 6 years course of IIT for the year 2008-2009 are contrary to the Statute 13(4) of the Schedule to the Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies Act, 2008 and illegal; (d) further st-aside the short list prepared by the 3rd respondent University for admission into 6 years cours eof IIIT for the year 2008-2009 as in violation of Article 371-D of the Constitution of India; and (e) Consequently direct the respondents 1 to 3 to consider the candidatute of the petitioner for admission into 6 years course of IIIT for the year 2008-2009 basing on the merit obtained in SSc and as per Rules for Reservation and law; and (f) pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.G.V.L.MURHTY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.V.SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.17385 OF 2008 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Goda Raghuram) Ms.Ch.Ganga Bhavani, Advocate, representing Sri G.V.L. Murthy, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the petitioner does not wish to pursue the writ petition. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J. _________________________ P.V. SANJAY KUMAR, J. 11th September, 2008. PGS / VGSR