IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 21823 of 2003 Between: Arihanth Educational Society, 3-6-365/C/303, Pavani Estate, Liberty X Roads, Himayathnagar,Hyderabad rep., by its Secretary, C.Lakshmi Narsimha Rao S/o.C.Ananda Rao R/o.1-2- 56/38, Domalguda, Hyderabad ..... PETITIONER AND 1. Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Department of Health, Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi 2. Secretary, Medical Council of India, Alwar-e-Galib Marg, Kotla Road, New Delhi 3. Principal Secretary to Government, Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department, Govt. of A.P., A.P.Secretariat, Hyderabad. 4. N.T.R.University of Health Sciences Vijayawada, Krishna District rep., by its Registrar ..RESPONDENT(S) 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 or any other appropriate writ order or direction to declare the action of ﬁrst respondent in not approving the intake of further 50 seats to the petitioner's college for the academic year 2003-04 vide LOP.NO.U.12012/122/2002-ME dated 30-9-2003 as illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory and also for consequential direction to the ﬁrst respondent to grant letter of permission in favour of the petitioner society for admission for further 50 seats annually from the academic year 2003-2004 onwards. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.RAVI KIRAN RAO Counsel for the Respondents: SMT.Y.PADMAVATHI The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.21823 of 2003 ORDER: Sri V.Venkateswarlu, learned counsel representing Sri V.Ravikiran Rao, learned counsel for petitioner, submits that Medical Counsel of India has permitted the petitioner to have an intake of 150 students in the petitioner college. In that view of the matter, the writ petition has become infructuous. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. No costs. _______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 16.10.2008 pln