IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO.17222 of 2008 Between: 1 Shaik Firdos, S/o. shaik Gulam Mustafa R/o. 22-7-589/6, Mir Alam Mandi, Muragh Lane, Charminar, Hyderabad 2 Manduri Ansumathi D/o. Manduri Amar Babu R/o. 7-6-128, Bongeralle Beedi, 5th Lane, Arundalpet Post, Guntur. 3 D. Venkata Seshagiri Rao S/o. D.Chinnavenkatanna R/o. 19/97, Takkeay, Chinnu Street, Jammalaguda, Kadapa. 4 Kemsaram Mahesh S/o. Kanakaiah R/o. 59/45, Kothakonda, Bheemadevarapally, Karimnagar. 5 Kolaparthi Keerthi D/o. Kolaparthi Srinivasulu Rep. by its Father Kolaparthi Srinivasulu, S/o. K.Kanakam Aged: 41 yrs, R/o. 16-3-9/1, Kambalavari Street, H.Ward, Rustumbada, Narsapur. 6 Manda Janakiramaiah S/o. Late M.Kanukaiah R/o. 2-72, Shivunipally Station, Ghanpur, Man Warangal District. 7 Kolakani Raja Rajeshwari D/o. Kolakani Somalingam R/o. Siribala (V), R.V.Nagar (P.O.), G.K.Veedhi (M), Visakhapatnam. 8 S. Rekha D/o. S.Raghu R/o. C/o. K.Krishna Murthy, City Medical Shop, 10-2-145, T.K.Street, Tirupathi. 9 Royyala Vennela S/o. Royyala Anjaneyulu Rep. by its Father Rayyala Anjaneyulu, R/o. Rukmapalle, Pargi, R.R.District. 10 Areti Sindura, D/o. Areti Sambasiva Rao R/o. 25-15-85, Rushi Valley Apartments, Flat No. 410, Opp. Tobacco Board, G.T.Road, Guntur. ...PETITIONERS AND 1 Union of India, Rep. by its Secretary, Medical and Health, New Delhi. 2 The Secretary, Medical Council of India, New Delhi. 3 The Registrar, N.T.R.University of Health and Sciences, Vijayawada. 4 The Convenor, EAMCET-2008, J.N.T.U., Gachi Bowli, Hyderabad. 5 The Commissioner, Department of Disabled Welfare, Government of Andra Pradesh, 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 will be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the calling the petitioners for counseling dt.30-07-2008 for the physically challenged candidates who fulfils the requirements as per the MCI norms and adopting different standards is illegal, arbitrary and capricious, mala fide to deny the opportunity to the eligible physically challenged candidates from seeking admission within the stipulated quota and consequently direct the respondents to hold fresh counseling as per the original norms, as per the prospectus in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.A.SHAKEEL Counsel for the Respondents: MR.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (ASST SOLICITOR GEN) The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO.17222 of 2008 ORDER: This Writ Petition was filed in August 2008 seeking a declaration that the action of the respondents in not calling the petitioners for counselling dated 30.07.2008 for the physically challenged candidates for admission into MBBS Course as illegal. Since the counselling for the Academic Year 2008-09 was over long back and the admissions were also closed, nothing survives for adjudication on merits at this point of time. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ____________ (G.ROHINI, J) 29th April 2009 RRB