IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 9036 of 2005 Between: Gowtham Educational Society, Regn.No.151/1997 Mudinepalli-521 325, Krishna District rep., by its Correspondent K. Venugopala Krishnudu ... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of A.P., rep., by its Principal Secretary, Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Director of Medical Education, Koti, Hyderabad. 3 Indian Nursing Council, Combined Councils Building, Kotla Road, Temple Lane, New Delhi-110 002. ...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 declare the action of the 1st respondent in not disposing of the application of the petitioner dt.21-09-2004 seeking issuance of 'essentiality certificate' for establishment of a Nursing School in the name and style of Vijaya Lakshmi School of Nursing, Mudinepalli, Krishna District on the strength of the inspection reports as arbitrary and illegal, by way of issue of a writ, order or direction, one more particularly in the nature of writ of mandamus, and consequently direct the respondents 1 and 2 to issue ‘essentiality certificate' on the application made by the petitioner on 21-09- 2004 and pass such other order or orders as are deemed fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.DURGA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH & FAMI.WELFARE The Court made the following: ORDER: None appears. 2. Petitioner seeks a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not considering its application dated 21.09.2004. 3. This Court while admitting the writ petition by order dated 21.04.2005 in WPMP.No.11889 of 2005 directed the first respondent to consider the application of the petitioner dated 21.09.2004 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the writ petition is accordingly disposed of in terms of the interim order. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J March 11, 2008 DSK