IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.6316 of 2000 Between: K. Madhusudan Rao, S/o. Varadaiah, Aged about 28 years, Occ: Student, R/o. Yerugatla village, Penuballi Mandal, Khammam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The N.T.R. University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, Krishna District, rep. by its Registrar. 2. The Principal, Dr.B.R.K.R. Government Ayurvedic College, Erragadda, Hyderabad. 3. The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Health, Medical & Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in trying to allot the SC reserved category seat in S.S.P. to the rank No.78 contrary to the regulations for admission to M.D. (Ayurveda) Course as bad, arbitrary, illegal and violation of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to allot seat reserved for SC candidate in SSP subject in M.D. (Ayurveda) Course. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.C.DAMODHAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.1: DR.Y.PADMAVATHI Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 and 3: GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION The Court made the following: ORDER: The petitioner herein is a graduate in B.A.M.S. (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery). He claims to belong to Scheduled Caste Community. He appeared for entrance test for admission to 1st year M.D. (Ayurveda) for the academic year 1998-’99 and claimed to be obtained rank No.32 in general and 2nd rank among S.C. category. He also appeared for the counselling. However, he was not admitted. Therefore, he filed the writ petition alleging that a less ranking candidate, who got rank No.78, was admitted to M.D. (Ayurveda) course in Salya Salakya & Prasuti Tantra (SSP) and seeking direction to the respondents to allot one S.C. reserved seat to the petitioner in M.D. (Ayurveda) in Salya Salakya & Prasuti Tantra subject. As pointed out by the learned Standing Counsel for N.T.R. University for Health Sciences, the subject matter of the writ petition relates to M.D. (Ayurveda) course for the academic year 1998-’99. Therefore, at this point of time, no direction can be granted to the respondents. The prayer made in the writ petition has become infructuous. The writ petition is therefore dismissed. No costs. _____________ V.V.S. RAO, J October 27, 2004. YS To 1. The Registrar, N.T.R. University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 2. The Principal, Dr.B.R.K.R. Government Ayurvedic College, Erragadda, Hyderabad. 3. The Principal Secretary, Health, Medical & Family Welfare Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 4. Two CCs to the Government Pleader for Higher Education, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (O.U.T) 5. Two C.D. Copies.