IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 22026 of 2005 Between: N.Malla Reddy, S/o. Late N.Sai Reddy, R/o.Flat No.307, Himachandra Apartments, St.Marry's Junior College Lane, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. Osmania University, Hyderabad, rep. by its Registrar, 2. The Controller of Examinations, Osmania University, Hyderabad. ...RESPONDENTS * * * ORDER: The only grievance of the petitioner is that his application is not being accepted to clear the backlog papers pursuant to the decision taken by the Academic Senate of the first respondent-University on 24.03.2005 considering the request to allow the candidates of various courses in all the faculties to clear backlogs by 2006 annual examination as per syllabus, which the students have appeared last. 2. Learned counsel for the respondents Sri Deepak Bhattacharjee, fairly stated that on 20.04.2005 the University has extended grant of one time chance to clear the backlog papers beyond double the duration of the course plus two years by its circular No.170/M/503/Acad./2005 dated 20.04.2005. 3. In view of the above, without expressing any opinion on merits of the case, the respondents are directed to consider the case of the petitioner in the light of the above circular dated 20th April 2005 and communicate the decision within one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition itself may be treated as representation filed by the petitioner. 4. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. _________________ C.V.RAMULU, J. Date: 19th October 2005. BSB