IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 21659 of 2002 Between: K. Krishnaveni, D/o. K.Satyanarayana, r/o.7-5-122/B, Laxminagar Colony, Mahboobnagar, Mahboobnagar Dist. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kukatpally, Hyderabad-72, rep.by its Registrar. 2. The Coordinator Admissions, Post Graduate Full Time Programme 2002-03, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kukatpally, Hyderabad-72. 3. The Principal Secretary, Dept. of Higher Education, Government of A.P., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 4. The Commissioner and Director of School Education, A.P., Saifabad, Hyderabad. 5. A.P.State Council for Higher Education, rep.by its Chairman, Saifabad, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus; (a) by declaring the action of the respondents in not considering the case of the petitioner as a local candidate for admission into M.Sc. Biotechnology Course for the academic year 2002-03 as arbitrary, illegal and violative of Article 14 of Constitution of India; (b) Declare that the petitioner is fully eligible and qualified to be admitted into First Year M.Sc. Biotechnology Course offered by the respondents for the academic year 2002-03 by duly considering the petitioner as a local candidate; (c) Direct the respondents to admit and permit the petitioner to pursue the M.Sc. Biotechnology Course for the academic year 2002-03 in the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University by duly treating her as local candidate of Andhra Pradesh State in respect of Osmania University local area. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.NUTY RAM MOHAN RAO Counsel for the Respondents : M/s. C.KODANDA RAM, The Court made the following : ORDER : The petitioner herein filed the present writ petition seeking for a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to admit the petitioner in M.Sc. (Bio-Technology) course for the academic year 2002-03 in Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU). This Court while admitting the writ petition passed interim orders dated 30- 10-2002 in W.P.M.P.No.27134 of 2002 directing the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner as a non-local candidate against 15% of the seats meant for that category. A counter affidavit is filed by the JNTU to the effect that pursuant to the orders of this Court, the case was of the petitioner was considered and rejected, as the petitioner sought admission for the academic year 2002-03. Therefore, the writ petition has become infructuous and accordingly dismissed. No costs. _________________ (V.V.S.RAO, J.) Dt.27-08-2004. Msr. To 1. The Registrar, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kukatpally, Hyderabad-72. 2. The Coordinator Admissions, Post Graduate Full Time Programme 2002-03, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kukatpally, Hyderabad-72. 3. The Principal Secretary, Dept. of Higher Education, Government of A.P., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 4. The Commissioner and Director of School Education, A.P., Saifabad, Hyderabad. 5. The Chairman, A.P.State Council for Higher Education, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 6. 2CD copies HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S. RAO WRIT PETITION No.21659 of 2002 Dt.27-08-2004. (Msr)