IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 6855 of 1999 Between: Smt. Miriyala Sandhya, w/o S.B. RaviKumar, aged about 31 years, Student, Resident of 4-30-961, Bhagat Nagar, HMT Post, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Secretary, State Council of Higher Education, Saifabad, Hyderabad-4. 2. The Convenor, Physical Education Common Entrance Test and Director of Physical Education, Nagarjuna University, Nagarjuna Nagar, Guntur-522 510. 3. The Secretary to the Government, Education Department (Secondary Education), A.P. Secretariate Buildings, Hyderabad- 500 022. 4. The Director of School Education, Andhra Pradesh, Saifabad, Hyderabad-500 004. 5. The Principal, Government College of Physical Education, Domalguda, Hyderabad-500 029. ..RESPONDENTS. Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more in the nature of Mandamus declaring that the petitioner is entitled for admission into U.G.D.P.Ed.Course in Government College of Physical Education at Hyderabad during the academic year 1998- 1999 on the basis of the ranking obtained by the petitioner in the physical Education Common Entrance Test (P.E.C.E.T.1998) conducted by the Nagarjuna University by treating her as a local candidate belonging to Osmania University Area or in the seats reserved for Scheduled Castes and also under women reservation in any other University area namely Andhra University/Sri Venkateswara University against the short with all consequential benefits by holding the action of the respondents in not admitting the petitioner in Government College of Physical Education, Hyderabad in the reserved quota for Scheduled Castes and also for women even though there is short fall of candidates in these categories amongst the persons admitted into Government College of Physical Education, Hyderabad is as illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory and violative of Articles 14 of the Constitution. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.VENKATESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Counsel for the Respondents 3 & 4: GP for School Education. Counsel for the Respondents 2 & 5: Sri T.S. Haranath. The Court made the following : In this Writ Petition, the petitioner seeks admission into U.G.D.P.Ed. Course in Government College of Physical Education at Hyderabad for academic year 1998-1999. As the course is for one year and in the absence of any interim order granted in favour of the petitioner, the relief claimed has become infructuous. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER Copy to 1.The Secretary, State Council of Higher Education, Saifabad, Hyderabad-4 2.The Secretary to the Government, Education Department (Secondary Education), A.P. Secretariate Buildings, Hyderabad- 500 022. 3.The Director of School Education, Andhra Pradesh, Saifabad, Hyderabad-500 004. 4.Two CCs to GP for Higher Education, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT), 5. Two CCs to GP for School Education, High Court of AP, Hyderabad (OUT). 6. Two CD copies. *Nsr/kmr