IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B. SUDERSHAN REDDY And THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED WRIT PETITION No.7260 of 2004 Between: 1 K. Vimala, D/o Satyanarayana, R/o Peddapuram (M), Kakinada, East Godavari District. 2 S. Ramesh Babu, s/o Rajababu, R/o Narsimpatnam, Visakhapatnam District. 3 Chodisetty Bheemeswara Rao, S/o Sathi Raju, R/o Ravulapalem (M), East Godavari District. 4 Alanka Shankara Rao, s/o Appa Rao, r/o Thallapalem, Koyyur (M)_, Visakhapatnam District. 5 K. Veerabhadra Rao, s/o Suryanarayana, R/o Samarlakota (M), East Godavari District ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Minorities Welfare Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner & Director of School Education, A.P., Hyderabad. 3 The A.P. State Council of Higher Education, Hyderabad, rep. by its Secretary. 4 St. Mary's College of Education, Sarpavaram, Kakinada, East Godavari District,. rep. by its Correspondent. .....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 an appropriate Writ, more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the Sub Clause 2 of Clause-II of G.O.Ms.No.1, dated 16th January 2004 which mandates that a candidate shall be treated as a Minority candidate on the basis of the entries made in the transfer certificate of SSC as being arbitrary and illegal, violative of Article 14 and 25(1) of the Constitution of India and issue consequential direction to the respondent No.4 to treat the petitioners as Minority candidates and consider them in the Minority candidates quota as per the merit and issue such other writ or order or direction as deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of the case Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.CH.SAMSON BABU Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3: GP FOR EDUCATION The Court Made the Following : ORDER:(Per Hon’ble Sri Justice B. Sudershan Reddy) Sri Ch. Samson Babu, learned counsel for the petitioners, submits that no further orders as such are required to be passed in this writ petition and the writ petition may be dismissed as withdrawn. Considering the submission, leave is granted to the petitioners to withdraw the writ petition. The Writ Petition shall accordingly stand dismissed as withdrawn. No order as to costs. Dt.23-06-2004 PV/MJL ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Principal Secretary, Govt. of A.P., Minorities Welfare Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner & Director of School Education, A.P., Hyderabad. 3 The Secretary, A.P. State Council of Higher Education, Hyderabad. 4. Two CCs to G.P.for Education, High Court buildings, High Court of a.P. Hyderabad. (OUT) 6. Two CD copies.