IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 8706 of 2001 BETWEEN: Padmavathi Medical & Health Educational Society (Regd)., Rep. by its President Dr.D.Gangana Yadav, Uravakonda, Ananthapur District. ... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Health & Family Welfare, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Director, Family Welfare, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 N.T.R. University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada. 4 Medical Council of India, Alwen-E-Galib Marg, Kotla Road, Opp:Mata Sundari College (for women), New Delhi-110 002. 5 Dr. C.L. Venkat Rao, Member, Medical Council of India, Dhruvatara Apartments, Hyderabad. 6 District Medical & Health Officer, Ananthapur, Ananthapur District. 7 Naturo Electro Homeopathy Medicos of India, Authorised by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, C2C/123, Pocket 12, Janakpuri, New Delhi-110 058. ...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, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring that the BEMS Course of the 7th respondent imparted by petitioner as valid and is not prohibited by any law and authority of law, further direct the 5th respondent not to issue false statements in the press with regard to the institution/courses started by the petitioner organization with affiliation of the 7th respondent and further declare that the petitioner is entitled to run the institution without interference of any authority except in accordance with law and to pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.SRINIVASULU Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE MR. S. NIRANJAN REDDY FOR R4 MR. NANDIGAMA KRISHNA RAO FOR R5 The Court made the following: ORDER: When the matter has been taken up for hearing on 24.07.2008, as none appeared, it was directed to be listed under the caption ‘For Dismissal. Today also when the matter is taken up for hearing neither the petitioner appears nor there is any representation on its behalf. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed for default of the petitioner. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J July 31, 2008 DSK