THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No. 21277 OF 2011 O R D E R: This is an unfortunate case of a meritorious student, who committed an error of judgment in not saving the options, which he was required to exercise at the time of seeking admission to the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology. However, by virtue of his otherwise bright ranking, he could secure admission in the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, but not in a technology course. Since the writ petitioner is desirous of pursuing technology course and but for the error committed by him, he would have secured such an admission, I requested Sri Srinivas Iyangar, learned counsel appearing for the Convenor, Joint Entrance Examination, 2011 to take up the matter with the Director, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad to accommodate the writ petitioner in any other course of technology, if a seat is vacant and available there. Accordingly, the writ petitioner has been granted admission and was accommodated in the four year B.Tech (Environmental Engineering) course. The graceful act of the Director, ISM, Dhanbad is appreciated. Hence, the cause in this Writ Petition does not survive for further adjudication. I hope and trust that the message that should go to the student community that they should ensure that their options are saved properly, while seeking admission online, and necessary attention is paid to the various steps involved in the process of admission to avoid repetition of the errors committed by the writ petitioner herein. With this, the Writ Petition stands dismissed as infructuous, but however, without any costs. ---------------------------------- (NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J) 23rd September 2011 ksld