HON’BLE SHRI G.S.SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY TAKEN UP WRIT PETITION No.17679 OF 2006 Between: Aregakuti Sanjeeva Reddy and five others …Petitioners AND The Director of Higher Education, Hyderabad and six others ...Respondents : O R D E R : Counsel for respondent Nos. 1 to 4 : Government Pleader for Higher Education June 12, 2007 Per G.S. Singhvi, CJ Letter written by Shri Aregakuti Sanjeeva Reddy, Founder Trustee of Aasara, a social legal service forum and five others highlighting the grave consequences of the menace of ragging prevalent in various educational and training institutions in the State was treated by one of us (the Chief Justice) as a petition in public interest. After issuing notice to the respondents on 25-8-2006, this Court has issued several interim directions. It is brought to our notice that an identical issue was recently considered by the Supreme Court and detailed directions have been issued for curbing the menace of ragging. In view of the order passed by the Supreme Court which is binding on the State Government, we do not consider it necessary to pass any other order and dispose of the writ petition as infructuous. G.S. SINGHVI, CJ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J June 12, 2007 ks