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.7181 of 2004 Between: 1 G.Sujatha D/o Sunder Rao A.T. Agraharam, Guntur 2 P.Rama Rao S/o Singaiah Kunamanenivaripalem Pangaluru Mandal, Prakasham Dist 3 G.V.Nagar Babu S/o G.N.Rao Lakshmipuram, Krishna Dist ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 Prl. Secretary , Minorities Welfare Department, State of AP Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 Commissioner & Director of School Education AP, Hyderabad 3 The Secretary, AP State Counicl of Higher Education Hyderabad, 4 The Correspondent, A.K. College Of Education , Ongole, Prakasham Dist 5 The Correspondent St. Pauls College of Education, Giddalur Prakasham Dist. 6 Correspondent Tarlupadu College of Education , Tarlupadu Prakasham Dist. 7 The Correspondent Sri Rayalaseema Christian College of Education Kurnool, Prakasham Dist. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 a writ of Mandamus, declaring the Sub clause-2 of Clause-II of G.O.Ms.No.1, dt.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 articles 14 and 25(1) of the Constitution of India and issue consequential direction to the respondent No.4 to 7 to treat the petitioner 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 cases. For the Petitioners: MR.CH.SAMSON BABU For the Respondent No.: 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no further orders as such are required to be passed in this writ petition and the writ petition may be dismissed as withdrawn.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 The Writ Petition shall accordingly stand dismissed as withdrawn.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. Prl. Secretary , Minorities Welfare Department, State of AP Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 Commissioner & Director of School Education, AP, Hyderabad. 3. The Secretary, AP State Counicl of Higher Education Hyderabad. 4 The Correspondent,A.K. College Of Education , Ongole, Prakasham Dist. 5 The Correspondent, St. Pauls College of Education, Giddalur Prakasham Dist. 6 Correspondent, Tarlupadu College of Education , Tarlupadu Prakasham Dist. 7 The Correspondent, Sri Rayalaseema Christian College of Education Kurnool, Prakasham Dist. 8. Two CCs to G.P. for Education, High Court of A.P. Hyd. 9. Two CD copies.