IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 9057 of 2002 Between: Sri Srinivasa Junior College, Vidyaranya Educational Society, Totlavallur road, Vuyyuru, Krishna District, rep.by its Secretary and Correspondent P. Srinivasa Ra9o ... PETITIONER AND 1) The Secretary, Education Department (Higher Education) Government of A.P., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2) The Secretary, Board of Intermediate Education, Government of A.P., Nampally, Hyderabad 3) The Director of Intermediate Education, Government of A.P., Nampally, Hyderabad. 4) The Flora Educational Society, Thotlavallur road, Vuyyuru, Krishna Dist, Rep.by its Secretary & Correspondent D.Lakshmi Narayana ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the accompanying Affidavit, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents 1 to 3 proposing to grant permission to start a junior college in Vuyyuru Mandal to the 4th respondent, without adhering to the rules in G.O.Ms.No.114, Higher Education (CE.III.2) Dept, dt.9.8.2000 contrary to Section 20 of A.P. Educational Act, 1982 and rule 5 of A.P.Sahakara Junior Kalasalalu Rules, 1988, as arbitrary, illegal apart from promoting unhealthy competition among the educational institutions. Counsel for Petitioner:Mr.G.Narasimha Rao for Mr.B.Somasekhar Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION The Court made the following : ORDER: Though the Interlocutory matter is listed today for hearing, the learned counsel Sri G.Narasimha Rao, representing Sri B.Somasekhar, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the same, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. ______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J.) 27th August, 2004. pan To 1) The Secretary, Education Department (Higher Education) Government of A.P., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2) The Secretary, Board of Intermediate Education, Government of A.P., Nampally, Hyderabad 3) The Director of Intermediate Education, Government of A.P., Nampally, Hyderabad. 4) Two C.Cs to the Govt.Pleader for Higher Education, High Court buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 5) Two C.Ds.