IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 6409 of 2005 BETWEEN: 1 Lumbini Buddhist Minority Educational Society, Regd. No.115 of 1997, H.No. 1-3-426/1, Banjara Hills, Bhongir, Nalgonda District, rep. by its President D. Naveen Kumar. 2 Vathsalya College of Education, Bhongir, Nalgonda District, rep. by its Secretary D. Naveen Kumar S/o Sri D. Anantharamulu, aged 29 years, R/o H.No. 1-3-626/1, Banjara Hills, Bhongir, Nalgonda District. ... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, School Education Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The A.P. State Council for Higher Education, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 The Commissioner and Director of School Education Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 4 The Convenor, ED.CET-2004, Hyderabad. 5 The Osmania University, rep. by its Registrar, Hyderabad. 6 The National Council for Teacher Education, 1st Floor, CSD Building, HMT Post, Bangalore - 560 031. ...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 declare the action of the Respondents 1 to 3 in not issuing permission to the 2nd petitioner college to be included in the list of colleges for being allotted students in pursuance of the counseling for the academic session 2004-2005 as notified in Ed.CET-2004 by the 4th respondent to commence from 21-3-2005 as arbitrary, illegal, and thus offending Article 14 of the Constitution of India being contrary to National Council of Teacher Education Act and Recognition Rules, Section 20 of the A.P. Education Act and thus A.P. Education by way of issuance of a writ, order or direction one more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus and consequentially direct the Respondents 1 to 4 to grant permission to the 2nd petitioner college for the academic year 2004-2005 in pursuance of the recognition granted by the 6th Respondent and pass such other order or orders as are deemed fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.K.RAMESH BABU Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION MR. DEEPAK BHATTACHARJEE The Court made the following: ORDER: The subject matter of the writ petition relates to non-issuing of permission to the second petitioner college to be included in the list of colleges for the allotment of students in pursuance of counseling for the academic year 2004-2005. As the academic year itself is over, I am of the opinion that nothing survives in the writ petition for adjudication. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J May 2, 2008 DSK