IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No. 22983 of 1998 Between: C.B.M.Aided Elementary School, Rep. by its Correspondent, D.John Bunyan Contonment, Vizianagaram District, Andhra Pradesh. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 State of Andhra Pradesh, rep by its Secretary to Government of A.P. Education Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 Commissioner and Director of School Education, Hyderabad, Education Department, Hyderabad. 3 The District Educational Officer, Vizianagaram, Vizianagaram Town, Vizianagaram District. .....RESPONDENTS 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 a Writ, Order or direction particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring that the inaction of the respondent-District Educational Officer, Vizianagaram in granting permission to thje Management of the petitioner-School to fill up the vacant B.T. post for the past four academic years is arbitrary, illegal, improper, unjust, and unfair and unconstitutional and therefore void and bad in law and consequently directing the Respondents-District Educational Officer, Vizianagar to accord permission immediately to the management of the petitioner School to fill up the existing S.G.B.T. vacant post during the academic year 1998-1999 by advertising in the News papers and holding selection in accordance with law. Counsel for the Petitioner : Mr.G.V.L.N.MURTHY Counsel for Respondents : G.P. FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION The Court made the following : ORDER: On 5.7.2005, when the matter has come up for consideration, learned counsel for the petitioner was absent and there was no representation on behalf of petitioner. Therefore, the matter was directed to be listed next week under the caption ‘for dismissal’. Today when the matter is taken up for hearing in the forenoon, none appears for the petitioner. The matter was passed over and again taken up in afternoon, but none appears for the petitioner and there is no representation. In the circumstances, this writ petition is dismissed for default/non- prosecution. _____________ N.V.RAMANA, J Date: 19.7.2005 DA/TVK To 1 The Secretary to Government of A.P. Education Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner and Director of School Education, Hyderabad, Education Department, Hyderabad. 3 The District Educational Officer, Vizianagaram, Vizianagaram Town, Vizianagaram District 4 Two CCs to the G.P. for School Education, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 5 Two CD copies.