IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 27704 of 1997 Between: P.Krishna Reddy S/o. P.Kanaka Reddy R/o. Bodapadu Village, Markapur Mandal, Prakasham District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Commissioner of School Education, Government of A.P., Hyderabad. 2 Nagarjuna University, Rep. by its Registrar, Guntur. 3 Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church, Rep. by its President, Guntur. 4 The Principal, Tarlapadu College of Education, Tarlapadu, Prakasham 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 appropriate writ, more in the nature of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not selecting and admitting the petitioner into B.ED. (Maths) course in the 4th respondent college and selecting and admitting candidates with lesser marks as being arbitrary, illegal, unconstitutional and issue a consequential direction to forthwith admit the petitioner into B.ED.Course (Maths) in the 4th respondent college and issue such other writ, order or direction as the Hon'ble High Court deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.LAKSHMA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.M.V.S.SURESH KUMAR The Court made the following : ORDER: The matter relates to admission into B.Ed (Maths) course for the academic year 1997-98. This Court while admitting the writ petition granted interim direction by order dated 24-10- 1997, which reads as under; “There shall be interim direction to the respondents to admit the petitioner into B.Ed (Maths) course in the 4th respondent’s college for the academic year 1997-98, provided any candidate is admitted with a lesser rank than the petitioner.” Learned counsel for petitioner called absent. Learned counsel for respondent submitted that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and it became in-fructuous. In the circumstances, the writ petition is dismissed as in-fructuous. No costs. ____________ N.V.RAMANA,J 09-03-2005 TVK ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Commissioner of School Education, Government of A.P., Hyderabad. 2 The Registrar, Nagarjuna University, Guntur. 3 The President, Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church, Guntur. 4 The Principal, Tarlapadu College of Education, Tarlapadu, Prakasham District. 5) 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{MADHURI}