IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.13611 of 1998 Between: B.Purshotham Reddy, S/o. Narayana Reddy, aged 28 years, Teacher in C.Ram Reddy Memorial Public School, Ravindranagar, Adilabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Director , School of Distance Education, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. 2 The District Educational Officer, Adilabad, Adilabad 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 may be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus, or any appropriate Writ, order or direction, directing the respondents to admit the petitioner in to B.Ed Course through the School of Distance Education, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam for the year 1997-98, as per the notification dt.6.4.1998 issued by the 1st Respondent. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.R.V.PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent No.1: MR.T.S.HARNATH, Standing Counsel for Andhra University Counsel for the Respondent No.2: G.P. for Higher Education The Court made the following THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO.13611 OF 1998 ORDER: The petitioner seeks a writ of mandamus to respondents to admit the petitioner into B.Ed., (Distance Education) course for the academic year 1997-1998. As the relief prayed cannot be granted at this point of time, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. ___________ (V.V.S.RAO,J) 08.11.2004. pln To 1 The Director , School of Distance Education, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. 2 The District Educational Officer, Adilabad, Adilabad District. 3 Two CCs to the Government Pleader for Higher Education, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (O.U.T). 4 Two C.D. Copies.