IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD HON’BLE Mr. JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.9773 OF 2006 Dated: August 24, 2007 Between: Prathima Sasapu, D/o. Madhusudhan Rao, Aged 21 years, R/o.H.No.168/5, Sector-5, MVP Colony, Visakhapatnam. … Petitioner And The A.P. State Council of Higher Education, Rep. by its Secretary, Lakdikapool, Near Telephone Bhavan, Hyderabad, and others. … Respondents Order: Petitioner, a student, has filed this writ petition seeking Mandamus to declare the action of respondents 1 and 3 in not permitting her to sit for final examinations of first year Engineering (ECE) course as arbitrary and illegal. When the matter was listed on 13-08-2007, there was no representation on behalf of the petitioner and hence it was directed to be listed on 20-08-2007 under the caption ‘for dismissal’. On 20-08-2007, learned counsel appearing for the respondent-college submitted that petitioner is not attending the college at all from December, 2006. Learned counsel for the petitioner sought an adjournment to obtain instructions in that regard. Hence, the matter was directed to be listed today. Even today, when the matter is taken up, none appears for the petitioner and there is no representation. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. No order as to costs. __________________________ JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY. August 24, 2007 MRR