IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 2166 of 2008 Between: 1 Kum. Manne Niharika, D/o. Atchaiah Babu, R/o. D.No. 54-14/5-11B, Plot No. 372, Srinivasa Nagar, Bank Colony, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 2 Kum Etikela Sumalatha, D/o. E. Siva Reddy, R/o. H.No. 79/9, Krishnanagar, Krishna District. 3 Kum Amgoth Usha, D/o. A. Ramulu, R/o. Kothathanda Village, Andanalapadu Post, Darnakol Mandal, Warangal District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 Dr. NTR University of Health Scicences, Andhra Pradesh, Vijayawada - 520 008. Rep by its Registrar, Vijayawada. 2 Controller of Examinations, Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. 3 Government Medical College, Rep by its principal, Ananthapur, Ananthapur District. 4 Kakatiya Medical College, Rep by its Principal, Warangal, Warangal District. 5 NRI Medical College, Rep by its Principal, Chinakakani, Guntur 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 a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ by (i) declaring the action of the respondents in not granting grace marks in terms of Regulation 13(10) of the Regulation on Graduate Medical Education, 1997 is irrational and arbitrary(ii) declaring the action of the Respondents in not including theory/practical component of internal assessment marks for requirement of petitioners to obtain minimum 50% in theory including orals, the minimum of 50% in practicals is illegal and contrary to the Regulations on Graduate Medical Education, 1997 (iii) declaring the Notification Ref.No. SPL/JR-Ec, (Grace)/07, dated 10-9-2007 has no application to the petitioners who joined the course of MBBS prior to the academic year 2007-2008 and (iv) consequently direct the respondents to re-declare the results of the petitioners by awarding grace marks, by taking theory/practicals internal assessment marks for requirement of 50% of minimum in theory/practicals. Counsel for the Petitioners : MR. VENKATA RANGADAS KANURI Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH & FAMI.WELFARE The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.2166 OF 2008 ORDER : It is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and therefore no further adjudication is necessary. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI, J. Dt. 29.04.2009 gbs