IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 14451 of 2004 Between: O.Ramalakshamma, w/o Musalaiah, Gudipatipalli Gram Panchayat, Veligandla Mandal, Prakasam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner and Director of School Education, A.P.,Hyderabad. 2 The District Educational Officer, Ongole, Prakasam District. 3 The Mandal Educational Officer, Veligandla Mandal, Veligandla, Prakasam District. 4 The Correspondent, S.V.R.M.C.Aided Elementary School, Lakshmakkapalli Village, Gudipatipalli Gram Panchayat, Veligandla Mandal, Prakasam District. .....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 an order or direction more in the nature of writ of mandamus, declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in closing down the single teacher school namely S.V.R.M.C. Aided Elementary School situated at Lakshmakkapalli Village, Hamlet of Gudipatipalli Gram Panchayat, Veligandla Mandal, Prakasam District as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and contrary to the policy of the State Government to provide basic minimum education to the children upto the age of 14 years and declare the same as void abinitio, null and void and nonest in the eye of law and consequently direct the respondents 1 and 2 to continue the S.V.R.M.C.Aided Elementary School if necessary by making alternative arrangement to run the same by appointing any other teacher Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.KOTI REDDY IDAMAKANTI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.14451 of 2004 ORDER: When the matter has been taken up for hearing on 22-04-2008, none appeared for the petitioner and as such, the matter has been posted “for dismissal”. Today also, when the matter is taken up for hearing, neither learned counsel for the petitioner is present nor is there any representation on her behalf. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________ 29-04-2008 Prv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{RS}