The Hon'ble Sri Justice C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy Writ Petition No.17529 of 2009 Date: 21.07.2011 Between: Jakkula Srinivas ..... Petitioner AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Youth Advancement, Tourism & Culture (Sports) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and 4 others. .....Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: None appeared. Counsel for Respondent No.1: AGP for Tourism Counsel for respondent Nos.2 to 5: None appeared The Court made the following: Order: This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of respondent No.1, in not including the discipline of Ball Badminton in the list of games and sports eligible for consideration of candidates for admission into professional courses vide G.O.Ms.No.10, Youth Advancement, Tourism & Culture (Sports) Department, dated 15-07-2008, as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional. A perusal of the record shows that the petitioner has appeared for EAMCET-2009 held on 14-05-2009 and secured rank of 011500. He has questioned the action of the respondents in not treating his application under sports quota, by failing to recognise the ball badminton as one of the sports disciplines to be included in the sports quota. Though this Writ Petition is pending from the year 2009, no interim order has so far been granted, on account of which, presumably, the petitioner would not have been given admission under the sports quota. As the academic year, for which the petitioner sought for admission in the sports quota, is already past, the issue raised in the Writ Petition becomes purely academic and even if the petitioner succeeds in the Writ Petition, he would not be entitled to the grant of any relief with the completion of the academic year 2009-2010. For the above-reasons, the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive for adjudication and the Writ Petition is, accordingly, dismissed as infructuous. As a sequel to dismissal of the Writ Petition, WPMP.No.22993 of 2009, filed by the petitioner for interim relief, is disposed of as infructuous. ______________________ (C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy, J) 21st July, 2011 LUR