IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.22004 of 2001 Between: Bin Mohammed, S/o. Abood Bin Awaz, R/o. Megacity No.164, Road No.3, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh Higher Education Department, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 Government of Technical Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 Convenor of EAMECET, JNTU, Hyderabad. 4 Convenor of ECET, (FDH-2001) Hyderabad. 5 Anwar-U1-1oom College of Engineering, Hyderabad. 6 JNTU, Rep. by its Regustrar, Kukatpally, 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 an order direction or writ particularly one in the nature of Writ of "Mandamus" declaring the action of the 1st respondent in issuing G.O.Ms.No.73 dt. 31.7.2001 and in filling up all 10% seats for the diploma holders through respondents 3 & 4 to Minority Educational Institutions as being illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and being illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents to permit the 5th respondent institution admit the petitioner to fill up 50% seats for diploma holders from out of members belonging to the minority community. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.R.G.HARI PRASAD Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.22004 of 2001 ORDER: The matter relates to providing of extra seats for Diploma holders in regular Engineering Colleges for the academic year 2001-02. As the academic year is already over, nothing survives in the writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. However, the interim order granted on 30-10-2001 stands vacated. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________ 21-04-2008 Prv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{ANURADHA}