IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 24981 of 1995 Between: Smt. Anitha Singh w/o Arvind Singh, aged 26 yrs, R/o H.NO. 15, Markandeyanagar, Chilakalaguda, Secunderabad. …PETITIONERS And 1. The Commissioner and Director of School Education, Hyderabad, 2. The Regional Joint Director of Higher Education, Nampally, Hyderabad, 3. The District Educational Officer, Hyderabad District, Hyderabad, 4. Saraswathi Kanya Vidyalaya High School, rep. By its Correspondent, R.P. Road, Secunderabad, 5. Smt. Jayasree C/o Saraswathi Kanya Vidyalaya High School, represented by its Correspondent R.P.Road, Secunderabad. …RESPONDENTS Petition under Art. 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, order or direction, especially one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring that the petitioner is entitled to be appointed as S.G. Teacher in 4th respondent-school on the basis of her performance in the written examination and any attempt to deprive her to the appointment on the guise of marks in the interview which were given by different selection committee members for extraneous considerations as illegal, arbitrary and discriminatory and violative of Art. 14 and 16 of Constitution of India, and further declare that an attempt on the part of 4th respondent-school to give appointment to 5th respondent out of sheer favoritism is illegal and arbitrary. For the Petitioner: MR.M.SURENDER RAO, ADVOCATE For the Respondent Nos. 1 to 3: GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION For the Respondent No.4: Mr. P.N.A. Christian, Advocate For the Respondent nO.5 Mr. Briz Mohan Singh, Advocate The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER A representation is made on behalf of Mr. M. Surender Rao, the learned counsel for the petitioner that this matter has become infructuous. Recording the same, this writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ________________ 2nd September, 2004 vp ASST. REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Commissioner and Director of School Education, Hyderabad, 2. The Regional Joint Director of Education, Nampally, Hyderabad, 3. The District Educational Officer, Hyderabad District, Hyderabad. 4. 2 C.Cs to Govt. Pleader for Higher Education, High Court buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 5. 2 C.D. copies.