IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH::AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) I TUESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 6855 OF 2025 Between: Yama Chinna Balanna, S/o. Pullanna, aged about 48 Occupation Security Guard in RTC, a resident of '3-6 -Singavaram, Bandi Athmakur, Kurnool District. ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Principal Secretary Higher Education Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District. 2. Sri Venkateswara University, Rep by its Registrar Directorate of Distance Education Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh -517502. 3. Sri Venkateswara University,.T?ep by its Director Directorate of Distance Education Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh -517502. 4. Sri Venkateswara University, Rep by its Controller of Examination Directorate of Distance Education Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh -517502. ...Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the Respondents more particularly Respondents 2 to 4 in issuing Time table and hall ticket for final / Examinations (Distance Mode) as being arbitrary iilegai of the Constitution of India and also a •iv- year “Graduation and violation of Articles 14 and 19 in WP.No.5045/2025, dated 10/03/2025 direct the Respondents to issue Graduation examinations violation of order in lA.No.2/2025 in Hon’ble Court consequently of this timetabie and haii ticket for conduct of finai year forthwith lA NO: 1 OF 2025 the circumstances under Section 151 CPC praying that in Petition stated in the affidavit fiied in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct Respondents 2^10 4 to conduct final year Graduation examinations forthwith without any further delay by fixing a schedule in the interest of justice pending pending disposal of the Writ Petition, in disposal of the above writ petition ’ Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI NIMMAGADDA VIJAYA SANTHI Respondent No t: GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION No.2 to 4: SRI B VIJAYA BHASKAR Counsel for the Counsel for the Respondents The Court made the following: Order I- H, 1 V APHC010134762025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY ,THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 6855/2025 Between: 1.YAMA CHINNA BALANNA, SON OF PULLANNA, AGED ABOUT 48 OCCUPATION SECURITY GUARD IN RTC, A RESIDENT OF 3-6 SINGAVARAM, BANDIATHMAKUR, KURNOOL DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE STATE OF AP, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT. VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY, REP BY ITS REGISTRAR DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION TIRUPATHI, ANDHRA PRADESH -517502. 3. SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY. REP BY ITS DIRECTOR DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION TIRUPATHI, ANDHRA PRADESH -517502. 4.SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY, REP BY ITS CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATION DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION TIRUPATHI, ANDHRA PRADESH -517502. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. NIMMAGADDA VIJAYA SANTHI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 2 ✓ The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER: Heard Smt. Nimmagadda Vijaya Santhi, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner and Sri Butta Vijay Bhasker, learned Standing Counsel for the Venkateswara University appearing for the Respondent Nos.2 to 4. 2. The present Writ Petition is filed seeking the following prayer: “It is therefore prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the Respondents more particularly Respondents 2 to 4 in issuing Time table and hall ticket for final year Graduation Examinations (Distance Mode) as being arbitrary illegal and violation of Articles 14 and 19 of the Constitution of India and also a violation of order in I.A.No.2/2025 in WP No.5045/2025, dated 10/03/2025 of this Hon’ble Court consequently direct the Respondents to issue timetable and hall ticket for conduct of final year Graduation examinations forthwith and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit just and proper in the circumstances of the case.” It is the submission of the learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner that the Respondent University has already changed dates on three earlier occasions. Learned Counsel would submit that the Writ Petitioner is working as Security Guard in the APSRTC. It is submitted that in view of the dates, having been changed by the Official Respondents, the Writ Petitioner had to reschedule the dates for availing leave. It is submitted that when the Writ Petitioner tried to avail leave, the Officials of the APSRTC are not granting the same because of lack of faith that the examination would be conducted on the dates scheduled now also. 3. 4. Sri Butta Vijay Bhasker, learned Standing Counsel for the Venkateswara University would submit that the CDOE examinations are scheduled to commence from 02.04.2025 and that the Hall Tickets would also be issued as \ 3 early as possible, in any case within a week, to enable the candidates who are employed to obtain leave from the employer. Having recorded the submission made by Sri Butta Vijay Bhasker, learned Standing Counsel for the Venkateswara University (Respondent Nos.2 to 4), this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of this Writ Petition, at the admission stage, without going into the merit, with a direction to the Respondent University to issue Hall Tickets to all the students within one week from today. 5. Sri Butta Vijay Bhasker, learned Standing Counsel for the Venkateswara University is directed to convey the gist of this Order to the Registrar of the University (Respondent No.2) forthwith, for effective compliance. With these observations and directions, this Writ Petition stands disposed of. No order as to costs. 6. 7. 8. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms ofjthis order. SD/- SHAIK MOHD. RAFI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// ^ % To, SECTION OFFICER 1. The Principal Secretary, State of Andhra Pradesh, Higher Education Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District. 2. The Registrar Directorate of Distance Education, Sri Venkateswara University Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh -517502. 3. The Director Directorate of Distance Education Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh -517502. 4. The Controller of Examination, Sri Venkateswara University, Directorate of Distance Education Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh -517502. 5. One CC to SRI NIMMAGADDA VIJAYA SANTHI Advocate [OPUC] 6. One CC to SRI B VIJAYA BHASKAR, Standing Counsel for Venkateswara Universty [OPUC] 7. Two CCs to GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 8. Three CD Copies gsg HIGH COURT DATED: 18/03/2025 ORDER WP.No.6855 of 2025 fe 18 MAR 2025 . Current Section DISPOSING THE WP WITHOUT COSTS