IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA,THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 22441 of 2001 Between: S.Cs.,S.Ts.,B.Cs. Welfare Association, rep by its Secretary, Ganumala Gnaneshwar S/o G.Babaiah, R/o 6-3-325 Balapuram Erramanzil colony, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by Principal Secretary Higher Education, Secretariat Hyderabad. 2 A.P.State Council of Higher Education rep by Chairman P.B.No .34, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 3 Director of Technical Education (Govt.of A.P) B.R.K.R.Building, Hyderabad. 4 Registrar (O.U), Osmania University Hyderabad 5 Kakatiya University rep by Registrar Warangal. 6 Director of Admissions, (O.U) Hyderabad 7 Correspondent/Secretary, A1 Qurmoshi Institute of Business Management & Computer Science 18-11-26/7 Jamal Banda.Barkas Hyderabad-005 8 Correspondent/Secretary St George P.G.College (M.C.A) Hanmapur Bhongir, Nalgonda Dist .....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 directing the respondents 4 and 5 to instruct all colleges under their jurisdiction to strictly adhere to G.OMs.No.196 Dt 27-8-1993 while giving admission to various courses in the colleges. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.J.SATYA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3: The Govt. Pleader for Higher Education. Counsel for the Respondent Nos.4 and 6: Mr.Deepak Bhattacharjee Counsel for the Respondent No.5: MR.B.NARAYANA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent Nos.7 and 8: None appeared. The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice) In view of the judgment of the Supreme Court rendered after filing of this writ petition in T.M.A PAI FOUNDATION vs STATE OF KARNATAKA [2002 (8) SCC 481] and ISLAMIC ACADEMY OF EDUCATION vs STATE OF KARNATAKA [AIR 2003 SC 3724], the writ petition has been rendered infructuous and it disposed if as such. ___________________ DEVINDER GUPTA, CJ 29-11-2004 __________ G.ROHINI, J Tvr To 1 The Principal Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Higher Education, Secretariat Hyderabad. 2 The Chairman, A.P.State Council of Higher Education, P.B.No .34, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 3 Director of Technical Education (Govt.of A.P) B.R.K.R.Building, Hyderabad. 4 Registrar (O.U), Osmania University Hyderabad 5 Kakatiya University rep by Registrar Warangal. 6 Director of Admissions, (O.U) Hyderabad. 7 2 CCs to the Govt. Pleader for Higher Education, High Court buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 8. 2 CD copies.