IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.30732 of 1998 Between: E. Ramesh Reddy, S/o. Hanmantha Reddy, R/o. Jyothinagar, Karimnagar. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Govt. of A.P., Department of School Education, Rep. by Prl. Secretary, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Director of School Education, Government of A.P., Hyderabad. 3 The Convenor, EDCET 98, S.V.University, Tirupathi. ....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 of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, declaring the inaction of the respondents 1 & 2 in not issuing the No Objection certificates to the eligible Educational Institutions to start B.Ed course for the academic year 1998- 99 as arbitrary, illegal and unconstitutional and further direct the respondents 1 & 2 to forthwith issue no objection certificate to eligible private institutions. Counsel for the Petitioner: M/s H. SRINIVASA RAO & VIJAYALAKSHMI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the inaction of respondent Nos.1 and 2 in not issuing the “No Objection Certificates” to the eligible Educational Institutions to start B.Ed course for the academic year 1998-99 as illegal and arbitrary. When the matter is taken up today for hearing, none appears for the petitioner. Learned Government Pleader for School Education submits that by lapse of time the prayer 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: 05.07.2005 Nsr ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Prl. Secretary, Govt. of A.P., Department of School Education, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Director of School Education, Government of A.P., Hyderabad. 3 The Convenor, EDCET 98, S.V.University, Tirupathi. 4 Two CCs to GP for School Education, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 5 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{ANURADHA}