IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 21895 of 2005 BETWEEN: Master K. Karthik, S/o. Ramachandra Rao, Rep. by its Natural Guardian & Next Friend by Mother, Smt. K. Kasturi, W/o. Ramachandra Rao, age 41 years, Advocate, R/o. Agraharam, Eluru, West Godavari Dist. ... PETITIONER AND 1 State Of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to the Government, Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2 N.T.R. University of Heath Sciences, Rep. by its Registrar, Vijayawada. 3 The Medical Council Of India, Aiwan-e-Ghaleb Marg, Kotla Road, Opp. Mathasundari College(Women), New Delhi-110002. 4 The Correspondent, ASRAM Medical College, Eluru, West Godavari Dist. ...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 other appropriate writ, order or direction: (a) Declare the action of the respondents 1and 2 in filling up the resultant vacant seat by the very same reserved category candidates in OC seats instead of filling up with the next meritorious candidates as arbitrary, illegal, null and violative of Article 14 of the constitution of India, (b) Direct the respondents to review the admissions which are already made for the academic year 2005-2006 in medical as well as dental courses, (C) Direct the respondents not re-allot the vacated seat in open competition to the same reserved category candidate far below in the merit list, in the name of sliding and further direct the respondents to fill up the resultant vacancies in open quota in the first year undergraduate Medical and Dental courses for the academic year 2005-2006 strictly in accordance with the merit irrespective of reservation status, (d) Direct the respondents cancel and review the entire admission process as some vacancies were left unfilled deliberately which is arbitrary and illegal and against the interest of the petitioner herein and pass such other and further orders or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.VENKATESWARA RAO GUDAPATI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH & FAMI.WELFARE The Court made the following: ORDER: Petitioner questions the procedure adopted by the respondents relating to the admission of the candidates into MBBS course for the academic year 2005-2006. 2. As the academic year is already over, I am of the opinion that except the academic interest nothing survives in the writ petition for adjudication. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J July 15, 2008 DSK