APHC010398202025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3327] THURSDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 20160/2025 Between: 1. V KOUSHIK KUMAR, S/O VARPARLA SRIHARI RAO, AGED ABOUT 17 YEARS, OCC STUDENT, R/O PONNALUR VILLAGE AND MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. (PETITIONER BEING, A MINOR, REPRESENTED, BY HIS FATHER SRI VARPARLA SRIHARI RAO,) ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY ' HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 2. THE SECRETARY, AP STATE COUNCIL OF HIGHER EDUCATION, MANGAIAGIRI. 3. THE COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION. MANGAIAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4. THE CONVENER, APEAPCET-2025, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, KAKINADA, EAST GODAVARI 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 toPleased to issue writ, Order or directions more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamusdeclaring the action of the respondents in not considering the candidature of the petitioner as local candidate for admissions in APEAPCET-2025 for the academic year 2025- 2026 in the view of G.O Ms.No. 20 Higher Education (EC) Department dt. 12-05-2025 issued by the Respondent No.l as illegal, arbitrary. Ultra vires, violation of Article -14, 16, 21 and 371-D of the Constitution of India and Andhra Pradesh SRK, J W.P.No.20160 of 2025 2 Educational Institutions (Regulations of Admissions) Orders, 1974 and consequently direct the respondents to consider the candidature of the petitioner as a local candidate for all the purposes of admissions in APEAPCET-2025 that is being conducted by the respondent no.4 and pass 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 Pleased to direct the respondents to consider the candidature of the petitioner as a local candidate for all the purposes of admissions in.APEAPCET- 2025 that is being conducted by the respondent no.4 and pass IA NO: 2 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 permit the Petitioner to amend the prayer in the above Writ Petition as follows: "Writ of Mandamus declaring the Government Order Vide G.O. Ms.No.20 Higher Education (EC) Department dt. 12-05- 2025 issued by the 1st Respondent made amendments in Common Entrance Test Rules, in so far Region-Wise Reservation of Seats, for the Academic Year 2025-2026 as illegal, arbitrary, ultra-virous and Violation of Artilce-371(D), 14 and 21 of The Constitution of India and consequently set aside the G.O as virus to the Article-371(D) of Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents to consider the candidature of the Petitioner as a local candidate for all the purposes of admissions in APEAPCET-2025 conducting by the 4th Respondent and pass IA NO: 3 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 vacate the interim orders interim orders dated 31-07-2025, in W.P.No.20160 of 2025 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. T D PANI KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION SRK, J W.P.No.20160 of 2025 3 The Court made the following ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief:- “….to issue an appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not considering the candidature of the petitioner as local candidate for admissions in APEAPCET- 2025 for the academic year 2025-2026 in the view of G.O.Ms.No.20 Higher Education (EC) Department, dated 12.05.2025 issued by the respondent No.1 as illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to consider the candidature of the petitioner as a local candidate for all the purposes of admissions in APEAPCET-2025 that is being conducted by the respondent No.4.” 2. Today, when the matter came up for hearing, learned Government Pleader for Higher Education submits that the issue in the present Writ Petition is squarely covered by the common order passed by a Division Bench of this Court, dated 13.08.2025 passed in W.P. No.19579 of 2025 and batch, wherein the Division Bench dismissed the similarly situated Writ Petitions. 3. Following the aforesaid order and for the reasons stated therein, the Writ Petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. Registry is directed to enclose a copy of the order dated 13.08.2025 passed in W.P. No.19579 of 2025 and batch. SRK, J W.P.No.20160 of 2025 4 As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. ________________________ K. SREENIVASA REDDY, J. Date:11.09.2025 sj SRK, J W.P.No.20160 of 2025 5 209 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY Writ Petition No.20160 of 2025 Date:11.09.2025 sj