M. Satyanarayana Murthy, J.

1. A Registered Old Students Association, Post Graduate College, Osmania University, represented by its General Secretary - Sri A. Ramakrishna filed this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, as a public spirited person and resorted to this pro bono litigation seeking writ of Mandamus to the official respondents to declare their acts of involving school children in rallies, gathering of any kind during school timings and on weekends as a form of captive audience, as illegal and unconstitutional.

2. The petitioner claiming to be a public spirited person having no direct interest in the litigation, filed this petition to protect the rights and interest of school children across the State, alleging that the Government of Andhra Pradesh has belatedly realized the value of public participation in dealing with recurring social problems. Unfortunately it has also grasped the political advantages of mobilizing the public for a good non-political cause and then finally portraying the enthusiastic public response towards said non-political cause as an endorsement of the government's policies and politics, irrespective of how unpopular