HON’BLE SHRI G.S.SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE WRIT PETITION No.20439 of 1993 Between: Davids Memorial Teacher Training Institute, Palakol, West Godavari District, rep. by its President, G.S.David Raju. …Petitioner. AND State of Andhra Pradesh rep. by its Secretary to Government of Andhra Pradesh, Education Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad & others. …Respondents. :: O R D E R :: Counsel for the Petitioner : Sri K.P.V.Subba Reddy Counsel for the Respondents : Government Pleader for Education 10th FEBRUARY 2006 This is a petition for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to allow the students of the petitioner institute of 1983-84 and 1984-85 batches to take special entrance examination to be conducted by the respondents. Although no one has appeared for the petitioner, I do not consider it appropriate to defer the disposal of the writ petition because a period of more than twelve years has elapsed since the institution of the petition. Learned Government Pleader points out that while admitting the writ petition, the learned Single Judge did not pass any interim order and, therefore, no useful purpose would be served by entertaining the prayer of the petitioner at this stage. I agree with the learned Government Pleader that relief in terms of the prayer made in the writ petition cannot be granted at this belated stage and the writ petition is liable to be disposed of as infructuous. Ordered accordingly. G.S. SINGHVI, C.J. 10th February, 2006. ARS / svs