IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 17752 of 2003 BETWEEN: Kasamsetty Sanjeevaiah Gupta, Junior College (Aided) Rep., by its Correspondent K. Subba Rao, S/o. Krishna Murthy, Jammalamadugu, R/o. Proddutur, Kadapa District. ... PETITIONER AND 1. The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep., by its Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department, Secretariat Building, Hyderabad. 2. The Commissioner & Secretary, Board of Intermediate Education, Nampally, Hyderabad. 3. Regional Inspection Officer, Board of Intermediate Education, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 4. Sri Papineni Yellaiah Memorial Junior College, Jammalamadugu, 24/114/A, Besides R.T.C. Depot, M.L. Narayana, Reddy Street, Jammalamadugu, Kadapa Dist. ...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 writ or direction or order particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned proceedings and G.O.Rt.No.674 Higher Education (IE-II) Department dated 14-8-2003 issued by the first respondent without considering all three representations of the petitioner granting permission for shifting of 4th respondent college from Duvvur to Jammalamadugu as arbitrary illegal and unlawful and also against the principles of Natural justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri K.V.UPENDRA GUPTA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION The Court made the following: ORDER: When the matter was taken up for hearing on 21.04.2008, as neither the petitioner appeared nor there was any representation on his behalf, the matter was directed to be listed under the caption ‘For Dismissal’. Today also, when the matter is taken up for hearing, neither the petitioner appears nor there is any representation on his behalf. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed for default. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J May 2, 2008 DSK