IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 20886 of 2005 Between: N. Tanuja D/o N. Veeraswamy, R/o Yedurulanka, Polavaram Mandal East Godavari District ... PETITIONER AND 1 The Deputy Director of Social Welfare Kakinada East Godavari District. 2 The Principal, Adarsh College of Pharmacy, G. Kothapally, Kakinada, East Godavari 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 will be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, declaring that the action of the 1st respondent in not sanctioning the scholarship to the petitioner is highly arbitrary, illegal, and consequentially direct the respondent NO-1 to sanction the scholarship to the petitioner forthwith equivalent to the tuition fees for the two years of D-Pharmacy Course (2003-2005) and pass such other or further order as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case Counsel for the Petitioner: MRS.N.ANULA Counsel for the Respondent No.1 GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following: ORDER: Petitioner seeks a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondent in not sanctioning the scholarship to her for the academic year 2003-2005. 2. As the period of the course itself is over, the subject matter of the writ petition does not survive. However, it is stated in the counter that the petitioner completed the D.Pharmacy course, which is below degree level course, to be joined after Intermediate course and as the petitioner joined this course after completion of Degree course, she is not entitled for any scholarship as per the instructions of the Commissioner, Social Welfare, Hyderabad. 3. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances, there survives no cause in the writ petition to be adjudicated as the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J March 7, 2008 DSK