IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.Y.SOMAYAJULU WRIT PETITION NO : 19403 of 2004 Between: Mohd.Ziauddin, s/o Mohd.Moinuddin, Darussalam,Hyderabad, r/o H.no.16-9-750/5, Old Malakpet, Hyderabad. ... PETITIONER AND 1. Osmania University, rep., by its Registrar, Hyderabad. 2. Deccan College of Engineering & Technology, rep., by its Principal, Darussalam, Hyderabad. ...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 of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in extending two years time to clear the backlogs to other students and students who completed the course and not permitting the petitioner to complete the course and clear the backlogs in the same extended time of two years, while permitting others in the extended period of two years as illegal, unconstitutional and violative of Article 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and does not stand the test of intelligible differentia and consequently direct the respondents to permit the petitioner to attend and complete the final year course and write the final year examinations of B.E. four year course. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. K. RAMAKANTH REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: MR. DEEPAK BHATTACHARJEE The Court made the following: ORDER: - Alleging that respondents are not permitting him to appear for the examination on the ground that he did not complete the Course within the time limit of double the duration of the Course, in spite of the policy decision taken by the first respondent University extending the time limit to complete the course of study and clearing the backlog papers of stipulated study by two years vide letter bearing No.87 M/503/Acad/04, dated 17-02-2004, of the Registrar of the first respondent University, petitioner is seeking a direction to the respondents to permit him to complete the backlog, as per the said circular. 2. Since the first respondent is said to have taken a decision to extend the time limit for completion of the Course by two years and since the case of the petitioner is that he made a representation on 16-03-2005 to the first respondent to permit him to complete the Course, I am disposing of this petition with a direction to the first respondent to pass appropriate orders on the said application of the petitioner, keeping in view the policy decision, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 3. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ___________________ C. Y. SOMAYAJULU, J Dt.20-04-2005 Glv ASSISTANT REGISTRAR Copy to: 1. The Registrar, Osmania University, Hyderabad. 2. The Principal, Deccan College of Engineering & Technology, Darussalam, Hyderabad. Two CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{RS}