IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 24414 of 1997 Between: Chintapati Venkateswra Rao, S/o. Ch.Venkataramanaiah. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State Convenor, Diet-Common Entrance Test, 1997 and Regional Jt. Director of School Education, Cuddapah. 2 The Principal, Government Teachers Training College (Government Diets), Pallepadu, Nellore District. .....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 or order or direction, one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in insisting on a fresh Caste Certificate vide Instruction No.7 of the Instructions to the candidates seeking provisional Admission into Govt. Diets, A.P., as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the judgment reported in 1996(2) An.W.R.381 and G.O.Ms.No.39 Social Welfare (J-1) Department dated 2.4.1996. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. M.RAVINDRA NATH REDDY Counsel for Respondents: GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION The Court made the following: ORDER: Sri B.V.Krishna Rao, learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the writ petition has become infructuous. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ___________ V.V.S. RAO, J November 10, 2004. Ak ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The State Convenor, Diet-Common Entrance Test, 1997 and Regional Jt. Director of School Education, Cuddapah. 2 The Principal, Government Teachers Training College (Government Diets), Pallepadu, Nellore District. 3 Two CCs to the Government Pleader for School Education, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (O.U.T). 4 Two CD copies.