IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 10601 of 2008 Between: Kumari Navya Nitisha Raghava, D/o. R. Narender Rao, Rep by her Natural father, R. Narender Rao, S/o. R. Shanker Rao, Aged 46 years, Occ : Govt. Service, R/o. H.No. 3-5-1086, Narayanaguda, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 National Council of Educational Research and Traning, Departmetn of Educational Measurement and Evaluation, Sri Aurobindo, Marg, New Delhi, Rep by its Head 2 Office of the Director for Govt. Examinations, Chapel Road, Abids, Hyderabad, Rep by its Deputy Commissioner .....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 issue a any appropriate writ, order or direction preferably a writ in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 1st and 2nd respondent in not declaring and communicating the stage I Examination (National Talen Search Examination 2004-2008) results of the petitioner and also the action of the 1st respondent in not allowing the petitioner for stage-II of National Talent Search Examination 2007-2008 directly inspite of herself securing 91% of marks in the proceedings examination, which are more than 60% of marks which is eligibility criteria for students of Indian nationality studying abroad and as being illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory, without jurisdiction, principles of natural justice and violative of Article 14 of the constitution of India and consequently permit the petitioner to appear for II stage of examination since she has secured 91% marks in preceding examination which is more than 60% marks and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:PARTY-IN-PERSON Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (ASST SOLICITOR GEN) The Court made the following THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY W.P.NO.10601 OF 2008 O R D E R; No representation on behalf of the petitioner. Even on 09.6.2008 also there was no representation. Sri P.Venugopal, learned counsel representing the learned Assistant Solicitor General of India, submits that in pursuance of the interim direction given by this Court on 07.5.2008, the petitioner has been permitted to take Stage-II examination and therefore the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. ________________________ B.SESHASAYANA REDDY,J 10th June, 2008 PNV To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{RLD} THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY W.P.NO.10601 OF 2008 10TH JUNE,2008