APHC010368192025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3327] THURSDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 18528/2025 Between: 1. SIR C V RAMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCES, REP BY ITS CORRESPONDENT SRI. BINDELA VIJAYA BHASKAR REDDY ANANTAPURAMU ROAD, TADIPATRI, ANANTAPURAMU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -515411. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, TULLUR, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, REP BY ITS REGISTRAR ANANTHAPUR, (JNTUA) ANANTHAPURAMUDISTRICT, 3. JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, REP BY ITS VICE CHANCELLOR CUM CHAIRMAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ANANTHAPUR, (JNTUA) ANANTHAPURAMU DISTRICT. ...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 more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents more particularly Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 in not granting affiliation for the academic year 2025-26 for Post Graduate Engineering Courses offered by the Petitioner institution, despite collecting the affiliation fee and conduct of inspection on 06-07-2025 without there being any reason and thereby disabling the Petitioner institution to participate in the APPGECET-2025 counselling, as being arbitrary, illegal and violative of Articles 14 and 19 of the Constitution of India and violative 2 of A.P. Universities Act and consequently permit the Petitioner institution to participate in the APPGECET-2025 counselling, and issue such 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 may be pleased to direct the Respondents 2 and 3 to grant affiliation to the Petitioner institution for the academic year 2025-26, pending disposal of the Writ Petition, in the interest of justice and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SRI VIJAY MATHUKUMILLI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 2. D KRISHNA SC FOR JNTU ANANTHAPURAMU The Court made the following: 3 O R D E R This Writ Petition has been filed to declare the action of respondent Nos.2 and 3 in not granting affiliation for the Academic Year 2025-26 for Post Graduate Engineering Courses offered by the petitioner- institution, despite collecting the affiliation fee and conducting inspection on 06.07.2025 without there being any reason and thereby disabling the petitioner-institution to participate in the APPGECET-2025 counseling, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently permit the petitioner-institution to participate in the APPGECET-2025 counseling. 2. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri Mathukumilli Sri Vijay, learned counsel for the petitioner-institution submits that no orders are required in the present Writ Petition, since the affiliation, for the Academic Year 2025-26 for Post Graduate Engineering Courses offered, is granted in favour of the petitioner-institution. 3. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is closed. No costs. 4. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed. ______________ ___ JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY 7th August, 2025. DNB