/ 4 / i APHC010266062025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESI^ AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) '"v TUESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 15213 OF 2025 Between: Putte Gowda H C, S/o. Chikkamade Gowda, Aged about 50 Hullahalli Village, Agasana pura post, Kasabahobli, Malalavalli District, Karnataka-571430 years , R/o. Mandya ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary Department of Higher Education, Guntur District. 2. The Registrar, The Rayalaseema University, Administrative Office, Q3F6 + 362, Nandyala Road, Pasupula, Kurnool District-518007. 3. The ViceChancellor, The Rayalaseema University, Administrative Office, Q3F6 + 362, Nandyala Road, Pasupula 518007. Secretariat, Velagapudi.Amaravati Kurnool District- ...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 a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 2nd and 3rd Respondents in not permitting the petitioner to complete the Doctorate in Philosophy (Ph.D) Cours6 purportedly on the grounds of non-payment of course fee/extension fee and/or non submission of DCMS/Thesis in time as wholly illegal, arbitrary, unjust, contrary to Principles of Natural Justice besides being Article 14 and 21 of Constitution of India violative of and consequently direct the respondents to permit the petitioner to complete the Ph.D. Course by condoning the delay for payment fee and by providing one time opportunity to complete his respective Course. lA NO: 1 OF 709!^ Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court direct the 2nd and 3rd respondents to may be pleased to permit the petitioner to complete the Ph.D. Course by condoning the delay for time opportunity to complete his above writ petition. payment fee for by providing respective Course pending disposal of the one Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI SHAIK MEERAVALI SRI RACHURI LAKSHMIKAR 2 & 3: M/S. N.VIJAYASHANTI (SC FOR RAYALASEEMA UNIVERSITY) GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION REPRESENTING Counsel for the Respondent Nos. Counsel for the Respondent No.1: The Court made the following order: APHC010266062025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) 0>:0 (3328] TUESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO: 15213/2025 Between; 1.PUTTE GOWDA H C, S/0. CHIKKAMADE GOWDA. AGED ABOUT 50 R/0. HULLAHALLI VILLAGE, AGASANA PURA POST, YEARS KASABAHOBLI, MALALAVALLI, MANDYA DISTRICT, KARNATAKA- 571430 ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, VELAGAPUDI,AMARAVATI GUNTUR DISTRICT. SECRETARIAT, REGISTRAR, THE RAYALASEEMA UNIVERSITY, 2.THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE, Q3F6 PLUS 362, NANDYALA ROAD, PASUPULA, KURNOOL DISTRICT-518007. 3.THE VICECHANCELLOR, THE RAYALASEEMA UNIVERSITY, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE, Q3F6 PLUS 362, NANDYALA ROAD, PASUPULA, KURNOOL DISTRICT-518007. ...RESPONDENT(S); Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.RACHURI LAKSHMIKAR Counsel for the Respondent{S); 1.N.VIJAYASHANTI 2.GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION w m . 2 The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER: Heard Sri Shaik Meeravalli, learned Counsel representing Sri Rachuri Lakshmikar, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner, Ms. P. Lakshmi, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Education and Smt. Nimmagadda Vijaya Shanti, learned Standing Counsel for Respondent Nos.2 & 3. 2. The present Writ Petition is filed seeking following relief; . .pleased to issue a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 2"'^ and 3'"^ Respondents in not permitting the petitioner to complete the Doctorate in Philosophy (Ph.D) Course purportedly on the grounds of non-payment of course fee/extension fee and/or non submission of DCMS/Thesis in time as wholly illegal, arbitrary, unjust, contrary to Principles of Natural Justice besides being violative of Article 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to permit the petitioner to complete the Ph.D. Course by condoning the delay for payment fee and by providing one time opportunity to complete his respective Course and to pass... ” 3. Learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner has placed reliance on the Order passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.No.13688 of 2024 dated 12.08.2024. On verification of the Order passed by the learned Single judge in W.P.No.13688 of 2024 dated 12.08.2024, it appears that the learned Single Judge has placed reliance on an earlier Order passed by this Court in W.P.No.28977 of 2023 dated 04.04.2024. 4. In this view of the matter, this Court is of the view that it would be useful to refer to the Order passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.28977 of 2023, since this Order, which has been referred to in the subsequent Writ 3 Petitions, has been retied on for granting relief in the subsequent Writ Petitions. Hence, this Court deems it appropriate to extract the relevant portion of the learned Single Judge’s Order in W.P.No.28977 of 2023 dated 04.04.2024: 5. “11. It is also evident from the material available on record that basing on the resolutions of the various committees and approvals of the Executive Committee, the University is continuing the research program and is confined to tire resolutions of the EC and the EC has instructed the University to close the research program after completing the pending formalities for the research scholars whose research admissions were in live before 30.04.2024. The only ground on which petitioners’ case was rejected is that they have not paid the fees as they are not aware in view of the fact that the last date for payment of fees was uploaded only in the website. 12. In view of the fact that the respondent University has passed a resolution and thereafter issued various circulars for closure of the Ph.D. program before 30.04.2024, instead of going into merits of the case, this Court feels it appropriate to dispose of the present writ petition by directing the respondents to consider the case of the petitioners by receiving the payment of the research fee duly condoning the delay as a one time opportunity to the petitioners, within a period of ten (10) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and thereafter, the petitioners may be allowed to complete their Ph.D. program in accordance with law.” Having regard to these facts, there shall be a direction to the Official Respondents to allow the Writ Petitioner to deposit the required fee within a period of ten (10) days in terms of the Order passed by this Court dated 04.04.2024 in W.P.No.28977 of 2023. It is needless to state that the Official Respondents shall adhere to the directions passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.28977 of 2023 dated 04.04.2024. 6. 4 This Court has already directed the Respondent University to grant six (6) months time to the Ph.D scholars to enable them to submit Ph.D thesis. Accordingly, the Respondent University shall permit the present Writ Petitioner to submit his Ph.D thesis within a period of six (6) months from today i.e., on 7. or before 31.01.2026. With these observations and directions, the Writ Petition stands 8. allowed. No order as to costs. Interlocutory Applications, if any, stand closed in terms of this order. 9. Sd/- K. TATA RAO DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// -JY % SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Principal Secretary, Department Velagapudi.Amaravati Guntur District. 2. The Registrar, The Rayalaseema of Higher Education, Secretariat University, Administrative Office !, Kurnool District-518007. Q3F6 + 362, Nandyala Road, Pasupula 3. The Vice Chancellor, The Rayalaseema University, Administrative + 362, Nandyala Road, Pasupula, Office, Q3F6 518007. 4. One CC to Sri Rachuri 5. One CC to Advocate [OPUC] 6. Two CCs to GP for Higher Education, [OUT] Kurnool District- Lakshmikar Advocate [OPUC] M/s. N.Vijayashanti (SC for Rayalaseema University) High Court of Andhra Pradesh 7. Two CD Copies TF HIGH COURT DATED:08/07/2025 ORDER WPNO. 15213 OF 2025 Of r X UJU121B5 Current Section ^ m 6» ALLOWING THE W.P., WITHOUT COSTS