IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 31773 of 1998 Between: S.V. Damodhar S/o S.Venkatanna St.John's School, Madina Masjid , Mahabubnagar, Mahabubnagar Dist. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Director, B.Ed VCE (Vacation Course in Education) Entrance Test, Department of Education , Osmania University , Hyderabad 2 The District Educational Officer, Mahabubnagar, Mahabubnagar 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 a Writ, order or direction more in the nature of Mandamus declaring that the petitioner is entitled for admission into B.Ed VCE 1998-99 as per the merit obtained by the petitioner in the entrance test of B.Ed VCE held on 29-3-1998 by holding the action of the 1st Respondent in not returning the petitioner’s service certificate to enable him to get countersignature from the 2nd respondent is as illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory and opposed to all principles of equity, justice and fair play. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. CH.JAGANNADHA RAO Counsel for Respondent No.1: MR. K.RAMAKANTHA REDDY Counsel for Respondent No.2: GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION The Court made the following: ORDER: Sri Ch.Jagannadha Rao, learned Counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Assistant Government Pleader for School Education submits that the Writ Petition has become infructuous. The Writ Petition is, therefore, dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ___________ V.V.S. RAO, J November 04, 2004. Ak ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Director, B.Ed VCE Entrance Test, Department of Education, Osmania University, Hyderabad 2 The District Educational Officer, Mahabubnagar Dist. 3 Two CCs to the Government Pleader for School Education, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (O.U.T). 4 Two CD copies.