IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT HON'BLE Mr. JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.19952 of 2001 Between: The Mannan Educational Society, Rep. by its Secretary, (Regd.No.4616/2001), 8-2-684/3/R.1,Gul Mohar Avenue, Road No.12, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad-500 034. ... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Special Chief Secretary to Government, Health, Medical & Family Welfare (E1) Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Director of Medical Education, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 Justice S.V. Maruthi Comittee, Rep. by its Chairperson, H-Block, Secretariat Buildings, 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 a Writ, in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, direction or order declaring G.O.Ms.No.232, Health, Medical and Family Welfare (EI) Department, dated 20/06/2001 and the consequential Notification No.17102/P1/2001, dated 23/06/2001 of Justice S.V. Maruthi Committee identifying the places for the establishment of the Dental College and the letter Rc.No.017102/P1/2001, dated 01/08/2001 of the Director of Medical Education rejecting the application of the Petitioner for the establishment of a Dental College at Nalgonda Town as illegal and void and consequently direct the respondents to receive and consider the application of the petitioner on its merits for the issuance of the Essentiality certificate without reference to the said G.O. and Notification. Counsel for the petitioner: Mr. P. Sri Raghuram Counsel for respondents 1 and 2: G.P. for Medical Health & Family Welfare Counsel for respondent No.3: ---- The Court made the following Order: It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that in view of change in policy for establishing dental colleges, nothing survives for adjudication in this writ petition. In view of the aforesaid submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner, the writ petition is closed. However, it is made clear that if the petitioner is eligible to apply as per the present policy, it is open to the petitioner to make an application to the respondents seeking permission to establish a dental college. If any such application is made, I am sure that the same will be considered by the respondents in accordance with law. ________________________​ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J. June 24, 2009 MRR ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1) 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{PRASAD}