IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.1810 of 1998 Between: P. Vijaya Lakshmi(Minor rep. by her father) D/o Venkateswarlu R/o Sambhunipalem Village, Allur Mandal, Nellore District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Principal, A.P.Social Welfare Residential Junior College, Muthukur, Muthukur Mandal, Nellore District. 2 The Commissioner, A.P. Social Welfare Department, Masab Tank,Hyderabad. 3 The District Social Welfare Officer, Nellore. .....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 or order or direction, one in the nature of the writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in insisting on fresh caste Certificate from the petitioner for the grant of scholarships and other benefits as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the judgment reported in 1996(2) An.W.R.381, 1997(7) SCC 505 and G.O.Ms.No.39 Social Welfare(J-1) Department dt.2-4-96. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.RAVINDRANATH REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following: ORDER: Questioning the action of the respondents in not relying on the Caste Certificate issued by the Revenue Divisional Officer, Kavali in Ref. R.D.O’s.F.Dis.NO.93/91, dated 18.06.1991 and insisting the petitioner to produce latest Caste Certificate for grant of Scholarships and other benefits, the present writ petition is filed. This Court on 12.06.1998 passed an interim order in WPMP No.2049 of 1998, which reads as follows. “Print the name of G.P for Social Welfare. He shall get instructions with regard to the allegation that the first respondent is insisting to produce the latest Caste Certificate for granting Scholarship. The respondents are directed to consider the Caste Certificate issued by the Revenue Divisional Officer, Kavali, dated 18.06.1991 relating to the petitioner and grant Scholarship if she is eligible for the same.” When the matter is taken up today for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of the said interim orders, no further orders are required to be passed in this writ petition and the cause in the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. _______________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 15.03.2005 Nsr ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Principal, A.P.Social Welfare Residential Junior College, Muthukur, Muthukur Mandal, Nellore District. 2 The Commissioner, A.P. Social Welfare Department, Masab Tank,Hyderabad. 3 The District Social Welfare Officer, Nellore. 4 Two CCs to GP for Social Welfare, High Court of AP, Hyderabad (OUT) 5 Two CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{SUNITHA}