IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B. SUDERSHAN REDDY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED WRIT PETITION NO : 6954 of 2004 Between: 1 St. Martin's Educational Society (Regn.No.6393/2000) 291, Comssary Bazar, Bowenpally, Secunderabad, rep. by its Secretary, Sri Ch.Malla Reddy. 2 Ch.Malla Reddy B.Ed. College, 114-16, 129-130, Suraram Village, Qutbullapur, Ranga Reddy District, rep. by its Secretary, Sri Ch. Malla Reddy. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Minorities Welfare Department, Secretariat Buildings , Hyderabad. 2 The Convenor ED-CET2003, Osmania University, Hyderabad. 3 The AP. State Council for Higher Education, 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 declare G.O.Ms.No.4, Minorities Welfare (M&R) Department dated 3/03/2004 issued by the 1st respondent as arbitrary and unreasonable regulation offending the fundamental right of the petitioner No. 1 under Article 30(1) of the Constitution of India, and the action of the 1st respondent in rejecting the applications of the 1st petitioner seeking status of Minority Educational Institution in respect of petitioner No. 2 College vide impugned proceedings No.480/M&R/A3/2004-2 dated 23/03/2004 by way of issuance of a writ, order or direction, one more particularly, in the nature of Writ of Mandamus and consequently direct the 1st Respondent to grant certification to the petitioner No.2 as Christian Minority Educational Institution with effect from the current academic year. For the Petitioners: Mr. S.SRI RAM, Advocate. For Respondent No.1: Government Pleader for Social Welfare. For Respondent No. 2: Mr. DEEPAK BHATTACHARJEE, Advocate. For Respondent No. 3: Mr. K. Ramesh Babu, Advocate. The Court made the following Order: (per Sri B. Sudershan Reddy, J) Learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri Sriram seeks leave of this Court to withdraw this writ petition. The Writ Petition shall accordingly stand dismissed as withdrawn. Consequently, the interim order earlier granted by this Court on 09.04.2004 shall stand vacated. No order as to costs. (B. Sudershan Reddy, J) 06..07..2004 (Ghulam Mohammed, J) ks ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1 Prl. Secretary Minorities Welfare Department, the Govt of AP, Secretariat , Hyderabad 2 The Convenor ED-CET2003, Osmania University, Hyd 3 Secretary, the AP. State Council for Higher Education, Hyderabad . 4 2 CCs to the Government Pleader for Social Welfare, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 5 2 CD copies.