IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 6699 of 2000 Between: 1. M. Anjaneyulu s/o. Rukkaiah 2. S Gangadhar S/o.Brahmanandam ..... Petitioners AND 1. University Grants Commission, rep.by its Chairman, Bahadurshah Zafar Marg, New Delhi-110002. 2. University of Hyderabad, rep.by the Registrar, Gachibowli, Hyderabad. 3. Govt. of India, rep.by its Ministry of Human Resources Development, New Delhi. ....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 order, direction or writ in the nature of a writ of mandamus declaring that the action of the University Grants Commission, the First Respondent, in discontinuing the exemption given since 1981 to visually handicapped students from qualifying in NET for the purpose of Junior Research Fellowships as per the letter No.F-17-9/83 (SA-I) dated 25-4-1997 addressed to the University of Hyderabad is arbitrary and unlawful, and further directing the UGC to restore the original scheme of exemption forthwith and sanction Junior Research Fellowships to the petitioners; The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed in support there of and the High Court order dated 19- 10-2000 made inWPMP.No. 8837 of 2000 and upon hearing the arguments of SRI K. BALAGOPAL, Advocate for the Petitioner and of Sri A. Rajasekhar Reddy, Asst. Solicitor General for the respondent No.3, the Court made the following: ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioners is permitted to amend the cause title with regard to the respondents. Counter of the respondents is required to resolve the controversy in the writ petition. If no counter is filed within two (2) weeks as requested by the learned counsel representing the first respondent, necessary steps will be taken for passing orders for personal appearance of the respondents. Post after two (2) weeks. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Chairman,.University Grants Commission, Bahadurshah Zafar Marg, New Delhi-110002. 2. The Registrar, University of Hyderabad, Gachibowli, Hyderabad. 3. The Ministry of Human Resources Development, Govt. of India, New Delhi. ( 1 to 3 by RPAD) 4. One C.C.to Sri K. Balagopal, Advocate. (OPUC) 5. one spare copy. HIGH COURT VE.J DATED 15-07-2008 POST AFTER TWO WEEKS. ORDER W.P.NO. 6699 OF 2000 DIRECTION Bsr Dt. 17-7-2008 HIGH COURT VE.J DATED 15-07-2008 POST AFTER TWO WEEKS. ORDER W.P.NO. 6699 OF 2000 DIRECTION