IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 25657 of 1997 Between: D.Tej Kumar, S/o. D.Srinivasa Rao. No. 7/1/79/C, D.K.Road, Ameerpet, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Education (R.C.2) Dept., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. V.R.Siddhartha Engineering College, Rep. by its Secretary & Correspondent, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3. Nagarjuna University, Rep. by its Registrar. Guntur Dist ....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 or direction or an appropriate Writ, declaring: a) the clause 2(ii) of G.O.Ms.No.256, dated 17/11/1993 issued by the 1st respondent herein as discriminatory and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution, besides being contrary to the orders of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of T.M.A.Pai Foundation; and b) Consequently issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to confirm the admission of the petitioner into the 1st year Engineering Course for the academic year 1997-98 in the 2nd respondent College. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.V.K.VISWANADHAM Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION The Court made the following: ORDERA: None appears for the petitioner. Learned Government Pleader submitted that the subject matter of this Writ Petition has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. ____________ 24-03-2005 kvrm To 1. Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Education (R.C.2) Dept., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. V.R.Siddhartha Engineering College, Rep. by its Secretary & Correspondent, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3. Nagarjuna University, Rep. by its Registrar. Guntur Dist 4. 2 CCs to G.P. for Technical Education, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 5. 2 CD copies.