IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 29344 of 1998 Between: 1. Sameena Sultana, D/o. Fakeer Ahmad, R/o. Laine Wadi, Nalgonda, Nalgonda District. 2. Yasodhara , D/o. Saidulu, R/o. Laine Wadi, Nalgonda, Nalgonda District. 3. Safia Begum, D/o. Munooruddin, R/o. Laine Wadi, Nalgonda, Nalgonda District. 4. N.Venkateswarlu, S/o. Maraiah, R/o. Laine Wadi, Nalgonda, Nalgonda District. 5. T.Ravikumar, S/o. Buchaiah, R/o. Laine Wadi, Nalgonda, Nalgonda District. ..... PETITIONERS AND The Secretary to the Commissioner for Government Examinations, A.P., Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT 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, order or direction more in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondent to permit the petitioners to appear for the entrance examinations for Hindi Pandits Training scheduled to be held on 25-10-1998 or thereafter by issuing necessary Hall Tickets subject the producing Vidwan qualifications certificate after the results of the Vidwan exams held in September, 1998 are announced with all consequential benefits by holding the action of the respondent in returning the applications of the petitioners for the entrance exams on the Wholly ground that they have not submitted the Hindi Vidwan or equivalent certificate vide Memo.Rc.No. 56/E3/1998 dt. 26-9-98 issued by the Commissioner of Govt. Examinations A.P., Hyderabad is as illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory and violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.P.SATYANARAYANA Counsel for the Respondent: GP FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO.29344 OF 1998 ORDER: The petitioners filed the writ petition seeking a direction to the respondents to permit them to appear for the entrance examination for Hindi Pandit Training course to be held on 25.10.1998. This Court, while admitting the writ petition, passed interim orders to that effect. The petitioners sought admission to Hindi Pandit Training course for the academic year 1998-1999, and therefore whether the petitioners were successful in the entrance test or not, nothing survives in the writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. ___________ (V.V.S.RAO,J) 08.11.2004. pln ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Secretary to the Commissioner for Government Examinations, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 2. Two C.Cs. to the Government Pleader for School Education, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. (O.U.T.) 3. Two C.D. copies.