HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.KRISHNA MOHAN REDDY W.P. NO. 17201 OF 2010 Monday, the Tenth day of October, Two Thousand and Eleven Between Bhattu Ram Petitioner AND Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Rep. by its Convener/Dean, JNTU Complex, Masab Tank, Hyderabad and others Respondents THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: ORDER: (per the Hon’ble Sri Justice V.Eswaraiah) This is a taken up writ petition pursuant to the letter addressed by the petitioner to the High Court stating that he belongs to Scheduled Tribe Community and a local candidate, having secured 549 marks in S.S.C. and, as such, he is entitled to admission in the first respondent university in the integrated six years course (IIIT), but another student namely Dharamsoth Srinivas, who secured 11 marks less than him i.e. 538 marks in S.S.C., secured a seat in the Mandal Merit List. A detailed counter affidavit is filed by the first respondent University, stating that the plea that Dharamsoth Srinivas, secured 538 marks in S.S.C., is incorrect and in fact he secured 557 marks i.e. 92.83% whereas, the petitioner only secured 549 i.e. 91.5% in S.S.C. and, therefore, he was rightly not considered for the allotment of a seat in the first respondent university. From the counter affidavit, it is clear that meritorious student only had been allotted a seat in the first respondent University and, therefore, the letter addressed by the petitioner contending that a less-meritorious student was allotted a seat, is factually incorrect. Consequently, the writ petition fails and is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. ___________________ Justice V.Eswaraiah ______________________________ Justice G.Krishna Mohan Reddy October 10, 2011 MAS