IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO.18743 of 2008 Between: 1 K. Malli, S/o. Malakondaiah, Final Year BAMS Course, Governmetn Ayurvedic College, Vijayawada. 2 N. Bala Kanaka Sundari, D/o. Kanta Rao, Final Year BAMS Course, Governmetn Ayurvedic College, Vijayawada. ...PETITIONERS AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Health, Medical & Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2 Dr. N.T.R. University of Health Sciences, Vijaywada, Rep. by its Registrar. 3 Government Ayurvedic Medical College, Vijaywada, Rep. by its Principal. 4 The Central Council for Indian Medicine, (A Statutory body under CCIM Regulations), Government of India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Niraman Bhavan, New Delhi Rep. by its Secretary. ...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 a Writ, Order or direction more in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus by declaring the action of the Respondents particularly the action of the Respondent No.2 in not extending the grace marks to the Petitioners as arbitrary, illegal, discriminatory, irrational and violative of Art. 14 of the Constitution of India and consequentially direct the Respondents to declare the Petitioners as passed in Salakyatantra subject by extending the grace marks to the Petitioners. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.K.G.K.PRASAD Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH & FAMI.WELFARE The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO.18743 of 2008 ORDER: It is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ____________ (G.ROHINI, J) 29th April 2009 RRB