IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.10059 of 1996 Between: G. Venkataram Reddy S/o G. Krishna Reddy R/o Chikkadpalli, Hyderabad ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Osmania University rep. by its Registrar, Hyderabad 2 The Convener, MBA Admissions, Osmania University College of Commerce & Business Management, Osmania University, Hyderabad 3 Deccan School of Management (MBA) Dar-us-Salam, Hyderabad-50001. .....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 a Writ, Order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring: a) that the action of the University in not permitting the student/petitioner by the 3rd respondent college, by increasing the strength if necessary, as arbitrary, discriminatory and voilative of equality clause; b) directing the respondents to permit the petitioner to continue the MBA course and allow him to sit for the examination by increasing the strength if necessary of the 3rd respondent college; c) and pass such other appropriate and further orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.HARENDER PRASAD (Not present) Counsel for the Respondents: MR.R.NARASIMHA REDDY (SC FOR OSMANIA UNIVERSITY) (Not present) The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner filed the present writ petition seeking to permit him to continue the MBA course by increasing the strength, if necessary, of the 3rd respondent-College. When the matter is taken up today, none appears for the petitioner as well as the respondents. By lapse of time the prayer in the writ petition has become infructuous. Hence, the Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. ________________ (N.V. RAMANA, J) Date: 11.11.2004 Nsr To 1 The Registrar, Osmania University, Hyderabad 2 The Convenor, MBA Admissions, Osmania University College of Commerce & Business Management, Osmania University, Hyderabad 3 Deccan School of Management (MBA) Dar-us-Salam, Hyderabad-50001. 4 Two CD copies.