THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.14689 of 2009 Dated 14th July, 2011 Between: A.Sairam …Petitioner And The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Principal Secretary, Medical & Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad and others …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri K.Ashok Reddy Counsel for respondent No.1: GP for Medical, Health & FW Counsel for respondent No.2: GP for Higher Education Counsel for respondent No.3: Sri D.V.Nagarjuna Babu Counsel for respondent No.4: Sri K.Rathangapani Reddy The Court made the following: ORDER: At the interlocutory stage, the writ petition is taken up for hearing and disposal with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “…to issue an order or a direction or a writ more particularly a writ in the nature of mandamus declaring the action of the Registrar, NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, the 3rd respondent herein in not admitting the petitioner in first year MBBS course-2009 on the ground that he is not completed 17 years of age as per the notification, dated 10.07.2009 ignoring G.O.Rt.No.516, dated 18.07.2009 issued by the Government of Andhra Pradesh¸ the first respondent herein as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the 3rd respondent authorities to consider G.O.Rt.No.516, dated 18.07.2009 and to admit the petitioner into first year MBBS course-2009-10.” At the hearing, Sri K.Ashok Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, stated that even though the present writ petition was filed questioning the action of the respondents in not giving admission to the petitioner on the ground of shortage of age, the petitioner has appeared for entrance test for the next academic year and got admission. He, therefore, submitted that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication. Having regard to the above submission, the writ petition is disposed of as infructuous. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, interim order, dated 22.07.2009, shall stand vacated and W.P.M.P.Nos.19270 & 26309 of 2009 and W.V.M.P.Nos.2853 and 2955 of 2009 are disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 14th July, 2011 VGB