IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 6748 of 2002 Between: 1 St. Joseph College of Education Rep. by its Correspondent Sister Mary Thomas, D/o Thomas, Guntur. 2 St. Mary's Centenary College of Education Rep. by its Principal, Father Thomas Pulikel, S/o Cherial, Visakhapatnam 3 Prathima College of Education Rep. by its Secretary Father B.Chinnapa Reddy, S/o Bal Reddy, Warangal 4 St.Alphanas' College of Education Rep. by its Principal, B.Emanuel, S/o Joseph, Madhuranagar, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The State of A.P. Rep. by its Secretary School Education Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Director and Commissioner of School Education Government of Andhra Pradesh, 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 may be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Government in issuing G.oMs.No.88, School Education (TRG.I) Department, dt: 25-7-2001 taking away the rights of the Minority Institutions of making admissions and offering to the Convenor, EDCET as being arbitrary and illegal and violative of Articles 14 and 30 (1) of the Constitution of India and issue a consequential direction to the respondents to permit the Management to make admissions in terms of the Provisions of G.O.Ms.No. 405, Education, dt: 6-11-95 Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.P.DHARMESH Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed to issue an appropriate Writ more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Government in issuing G.O.Ms.No.88, School Education (TRG.I) Department, dated 25.07.2001 taking away the rights of the Minority Institutions of making admissions and offering to the Convenor, EdCET as arbitrary and illegal and violative of Articles 14 and 30(1) of the Constitution of India and issue a consequential direction to the respondents to permit the Management to make admissions in terms of the provisions of G.O.Ms.No.405, Education, dated 06.11.1995. When the matter is taken up today, none appears for the petitioners as well as the respondents. By lapse of time the prayer in the writ petition has become infructuous. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. ____________________ (N.V.RAMANA, J) Dated: 20.06.2005 MRKR/NSR To 1 The Secretary, State of A.P. School Education Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Director and Commissioner of School Education Government of Andhra Pradesh, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 3 The Government Pleader for Education, High Court Buildings Hyderabad. 4 Two C.D.copies.