IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 796 of 2000 Between: 1. Annapa Reddy Sumavani, D/o A.Venkatesharlu, R/o Chilakaluripet, Guntur dist. 2. Annapa Reddy Ajaya Kumar, S/o A.Venkateshwarlu, R/o Chilakaluripet, Guntur dist. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by its Secretary, Medical & Health Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2. The NTR University of Health Sciences, Rep.by its Registrar, Vijayawada, Krishna Dist. 3. The Convenor, EAMCET – 1999, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS 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 respondents in not treating the unfilled M.B.B.S. seats of S.C.-A candidates for the academic year 1999-2000 due to non availability of local candidates of that category in Osmania University and Sri Venkateshwara University areas as not reserved for local candidates as arbitrary, illegal and contrary to the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admissions) order 1974 and further direct the respondents to consider the case of the petitioners for admission into first year M.B.B.S., Course treating the unfilled seats of SC-A category in Osmania University and Sri Venkateswara University areas as unreserved for local candidates. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.M.RAVINDRANATH REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Counsel for the Respondent No.2: MR. K.G.K. PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent No.3: MR. C. KODANDA RAM The Court made the following: ORDER: The petitioners seek a direction to the respondents to admit them into first year M.B.B.S., course treating the unfilled seats of Scheduled Castes–A-category in Osmania University and Sri Venkateswara University as unreserved seats for the academic year 1999-2000. By the very nature of the prayer, the writ petition has become infructuous. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. ___________ (V.V.S.RAO,J) 15.09.2004. pln ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Secretary, Medical & Health Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Registrar, NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada. Krishna Dist. 3. The Convenor, EAMCET-1999, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad. 4. 2 CCs to the G.P. for Higher Education, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 5. 2 CD copies.