THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY W.P.No.13849 of 1998 Date:21.03.2007 Between: G.Lilly Shalem .. PETITIONER AND The Secretary to Government of India and others. ..RESPONDENTS ORDER: The petitioner sought admission into senior secondary examination, conducted by National Open School, an Autonomous Organization of the Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resources Department, Government of India. She has also paid the admission fee through a recognized agency. One of the qualifications for admission is that the candidate must have completed sixteen years as on 31st December of the concerned year. On finding that the petitioner did not complete sixteen years by 31.12.1997, the second respondent cancelled the admission of the petitioner. The same is challenged in this writ petition. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondents. It is not in dispute that one of the basic qualifications to get admission into the course referred to above is, completion of sixteen years by 31.12.1997. Though the petitioner was granted admission, on finding that she did not complete that age, the second respondent cancelled the admission. Further, the attempt of the petitioner to seek interim directions to permit her to appear in the examination did not fructify. Ten years have elapsed. Nothing remains to be decided at this stage. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________ 21.03.2007 kdl