IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 20848 of 2004 Between: Khaja Afzaal Ahmed, s/o Khaja Muneer Ahmed, r/o Redhills, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Osmania University, Hyderabad, rep., by its Registrar 2 The Controller of Examinations, Osmania University, Hyderabad. 3 The deccan College of Engineering & Technology, Darus-salam, Nampally, Hyderabad rep., by its Principal. .....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 or writs, order or direction, declaring the action of the respondents No.1 & 2 in not receiving the application of the petitioner and in not applying the amended rule for award of 0.5% grace marks to the petitioner as illegal and arbitrary, by consequently directing the respondents No.1 & 2 to forthwith receive and consider the application of the petitioner and award 0.5% grace marks as per existing rules, by declaring the results of the petitioner and to award him B.E.(Mech.) Degree; and award costs. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.N.SRIDHAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondents 1 and 2: MR.DEEPAK BHATTACHARJEE Counsel for the Respondent No.3: None appeared. The Court, at the stage of admission, made the following : ORDER Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Deepak Bhattacharjee, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. With the consent of both the counsel, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission itself. As per the minutes of the meeting of the Standing Committee dated 24.5.2003, wherein it was decided to award grace marks of 0.5%, and in the light of the order passed by a Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.1156 of 2002 dated 8.8.2002 the respondents-University shall consider the case of the petitioner and dispose of the same within a period of two (2) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. _________________ A. GOPAL REDDY. J. 11th November, 2004 tsr. To 1 The Registrar, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 2 The Controller of Examinations, Osmania University, Hyderabad 3. The Principal, the Deccan College of Engineering & Technology, Darus- salam, Nampally, Hyderabad. 4. Two C.D. copies.