APHC010614592025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 32123/2025 Between: 1. SRI LAKSHMI VENKATESWARA CHAARVI LIONS CRICKET ACADEMY, D. NO. 23-11-50, S.V. NAGAR, TIRUPATI, REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORIZED SECRETARY, MR. A. DEVA RAJU, S/O. A. KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, OCC SPORTS MAN, R/O. D. NO. 1-14, KAMINAYANAPALLI VILLAGE, BAIREDDIPALLI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1. SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY, REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR, TIRUPATI, TIRUPATI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY CAMPUS SCHOOL, REP. BY THE HEAD MASTER, TIRUPATI, TIRUPATI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...RESPONDENT(S): 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 Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declare the highhanded action of the respondent nos. 1 and 2 and their authorities in restraining the petitioner society activities, trying to not allow the students/players to play/coaching at 2nd respondents playground is 2 illegal, arbitrary and violation of Principles of Natural Justice and violation of Govt. Memo No.2700647/MC/2025, dated 29.01.2025 and violation of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent Nos. 1 and 2 and their authorities to allow the petitioner and their students/players to play/coaching at 2nd respondents playground and follow due process of law and pass such other orders. IA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondent Nos.1 and 2 and their authorities to allow the petitioner and their students/players to play/coaching at 2nd respondent’s playground, pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass such other orders. IA NO: 1 OF 2026 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased May be pleased to grant leave to the rejoinder affidavit to be the part of the record, and condone the delay to file the reply affidavit in WP.No.32123 of 2025 if any and pass such other orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. CHAMARTHY LEELA SRINNIVASA VARMA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. RAMESH BABU TALLURI SC For S.V.UNIVERSITY,TIRUPATI The Court made the following: 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION No.32123 of 2025 ORDER: 1. The present Writ Petition is filed questioning the action of Respondent Nos.1 and 2 in restraining the Petitioner-Society in using the playground for the purpose of providing coaching to the students/aspiring cricket players and to declare the same as illegal and arbitrary. 2. The facts in brief are as follows; The Petitioner is a Society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 2001 with an intention to provide cricket training to students/aspirants. It is stated that pursuant to the representation of the Petitioner in the year 2023, Respondent Nos.1 and 2 have permitted the Petitioner to utilize their ground for the purpose of giving cricket training/coaching to the students before school hours in the morning and after school hours in the evening. While so, in August, 2025, the authorities working under Respondent No.2 orally instructed the Petitioner to stop utilizing the cricket ground. Though the Petitioner-Society submitted representations thereafter, the same were not being considered. Hence, the Writ Petition is filed. 4 3. In the Counter-Affidavit filed by Respondent Nos.1 and 2, it is stated that no permission was granted to the Petitioner-Society to conduct any coaching activity in the University premises at any point of time. Despite the absence of any permission, the Petitioner-Society had been utilizing the premises for commercial coaching activities and collecting substantial fees from the participants. A reference was also made to the Government Memo No.2700647/MC/2025, dated 29.01.2025, wherein it is stated that the premises of Government Educational Institutions would be utilized only for academic activities relating to the institutions concerned and for bona fide Government activities. 4. It is also mentioned in the Government Memo that the playgrounds in such institutions can be utilized by general public between 4.00 a.m. to 7.00 a.m. only for the activities as per the Sports Policy of the State Government and no permission can be given in the evening hours and the Government Memo does not empower the authorities to give any permission to use the playground during the evening hours. 5. It is stated that the Petitioner-Society had established temporary infrastructure in the playground and the Head Mistress of Respondent No.1-University Campus had instructed the Petitioner to remove the 5 infrastructure. It is also stated that the Petitioner had erected unauthorized structures including iron pillars and cricket practice nets in the playground and has undertaken cutting of trees in the University campus without any permission from the Respondent-authorities. 6. Heard M/s. C. Leela Srinivasa Varma, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Sri T. Ramesh Babu, learned Standing Counsel appearing for Respondent Nos.1 and 2. 7. The Government Memo, dated 29.01.2025 was issued by the Higher Education (MC) Department in furtherance of the Sports Policy of the State Government. As per the said Government Memo, the playgrounds of Government institutions can be utilized by general public between 4.00 a.m. to 7.00 a.m. on all days. Admittedly, the Petitioner-Society has established reasonable infrastructure in the premises of the Respondents, which could be utilized by the students of Respondent-institutions as well as students/trainees of the Petitioner-Society. The infrastructure can be used for mutual benefit. 8. Therefore, the Writ Petition is disposed of, with the following directions; 6 (i) The Respondent-authorities are directed to consider the permission of the Petitioner-Society to utilize the subject premises for the purpose of giving cricket coaching/training to the students/aspirants in terms of the Government Memo No.2700647/MC/2025, dated 29.01.2025 as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order; (ii) No order as to costs. As a sequel, pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. ________________ NYAPTHY VIJAY, J Date: 23.04.2026 IS 7 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION No.32123 of 2025 Date: 23.04.2026 IS