IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO: 14928 of 1999 Between: The Computer Educational Society, Rep.by its President Sri K. Dattatreyulu, ... PETITIONER AND All India Council for Technical Education, Rep.by its Chairman. Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, New Delhi. ...RESPONDENT 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 appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring Regulation 8 of the 1997 Approval regulations and the action of the Respondent, in rejecting the proposal of the petitioner society to establish a new MCA Institute, vide their letters dated 31.12.1996 and 28.11.1997and in not considering the representation of the petitioner dated 21.5.99 for grant of approval to establish an MCA Institute for the academic year 1999-2000 as arbitrary, illegal, in violation of principles of natural justice, ultra-vires the AICTE Act, in violation of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and for a consequential direction to the Respondent herein to consider the proposal of the petitioner society and grant approval for establishing an MCA Institute for the academic year 1999- 2000. Counsel for the Petitioner: None appeared Counsel for the Respondent: MR.V.RAJAGOPAL REDDY The Court made the following: ORDER: When the matter is taken up today, none appears for the petitioner. Learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents submits that by lapse of time, the prayer in the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. ________________ N.V. RAMANA, J June 13, 2005 MRR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER Copy to. – 1. The Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education, Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, New Delhi. 2. Two C.D. Copies.