IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 24394 of 2000 Between: Priyadarshini Educational Society, Rep. by its Executive Secretary, Bujabuja Nellore, Nellore - 524 004 ..... PETITIONER AND 1 State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary to Government Higher Education - Department, Secretariat, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2 All India Council for Technical Education, Rep. by its Member Secretary, Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, I.P.Estate New Delhi - 110 002 3 The Director, All India Council for Technical Shastri Bhavan, 26, Haddows Road, Chennai - 600 006 .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue an appropriate writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring as illegal, arbitrary and in violation of the AICTE Act and the Regulations made thereunder the action of the 1st Respondent in not issuing NOC/submitting recommendations to the 2nd Respondent regarding the petitioner's application for establishing Priyadarshini College of Engineering at Sullurupet, Nellore District and issue a consequential direction to the 1st Respondent to forthwith forward the Petitioner's application for establishing Priyadarshini College of Engineering at Sullurupet, Nellore District along with NOC/Recommendation for the academic year 2001-2002 to the 2nd Respondent keeping in view the mandates of Regulation 8(4) of the AICTE Regulations 1994 relating to establishment of new institutions and pass such other or further order or orders as are deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.D.V.SITARAMAMURTHY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO.26218 OF 2000 ORDER: Sri V.Krishnamurthy, learned Counsel appearing for S r i S.Sharat Kumar, learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that the Writ Petition has become infructuous. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, dismissed. No costs. ____________ 28-08-2008 GS