HON’BLE SHRI G.S.SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE WRIT PETITION No.23482 of 1996 Between: Dr. M.V. Krishna Rao & others. …Petitioners. AND State of Andhra Pradesh rep. by its Secretary to Government, Medical & Health Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad & others. …Respondents. :: O R D E R :: Counsel for the Petitioners : None. Counsel for the Respondents : Government Pleader for Medical & Health. 21st JUNE 2006 In this petition, the petitioners have prayed for issue of a mandamus to the respondents to pay stipend for 24 months of the balance period of their post- graduate degree course. Since no one has appeared for the petitioners, the writ petition is dismissed in default. G.S. SINGHVI, C.J. 21st June, 2006. ARS