IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 6071 of 2006 Between: 1 St.Thomas College of Education, Tiruvuru Village and Mandal, Krishna District, Rep by its Correspondent, C.D.Prabhakara Rao, 2 Viswa Vikas College of Education, Shadnagar, Mahabubnagar District, Rep by its Secretary & Correspondent Ch.Rama Rao. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Govt of A.P., Rep by its Principal Secretary, Minorities Welfare ( M& R)- Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 A.P.State Council for Higher Education, at Masab Tank, Hyderabad. Rep by its Secretary. 3 The Director of School Education, Nampally, Hyderabad. 4 The Convenor, EDCET 2005-06, 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 will be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or Writs, Order or Direction, declaring the Memo. dt.22-3-2006 in Memo.No.1287/M& R/A2/2006-1 on the file of the first respondent, as illegal, arbitrary and without jurisdiction and consequently direct the Respondents to forthwith grant minority status certificate to the petitioner college for the present academic year 2005-06; Award costs and pass such other or further orders as are deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.N.SRIDHAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following : ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the cause in this writ petition does not survive for adjudication and it has become infructuous. Recording the aforesaid submission, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. _________ 16-07-2008 rkk