IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 27730 of 2007 Between: Ch. Srinivasu, s/o. Naguru, R/o. Devarapalli Village, Ravulapalem Mandal, East Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND The Convenor, EDCET-2007 Andhra University, .....RESPONDENT 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 or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in fixing the eligibility criteria as 50% in admission into B.Ed. Course 2007 (Social Studies) as illegal, arbitrary, hostile discrimination and violation of principles of natural justice and cotrary to article 14, 16 of the constitution of India and cosequently direct the respondent to permit the petitioner to participate in the councelling by reducing the eligibility criteria from 50% to 40% as was done in the case of the science students and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.C.SRINIVASA BABA Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.M.V.RAJA RAAM The Court made the following : ORDER: None appears for the petitioner. It is clear from the material on record that the grievance of the petitioner was only with regard to the admission into B.Ed., course for the academic year 2007-2008. Since the academic year was over long back and there was no interim order pending this writ petition, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication on merits. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ___________ G. ROHINI, J Date:01.05.2009 sj