APHC010406742025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3327] WEDNESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 20966/2025 Between: 1. SRI PADMAVATHI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION,, SPONSORED BY SRIVARI EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY, NEAR SRI SATYANARAYANA SWAMY TEMPLE, PULLA REDDY NAGAR, KAVALI, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY AND CORRESPONDENT, SRI. B.SRINIVASA RAO, S/O. RAMBOTLU, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/O.D.NO.9-8-391, FLAT NO.301, ANISH RESIDENCY, 3RD LINE, SYMALA NAGAR, PATTABHIPURAM, GUNTUR. ...PETITIONER AND 1. VIKRAMA SIMHAPURI UNIVERSITY, REP BY ITS.. REGISTRAR, NELLORE, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. 2. THE ANDHRA PRADESH STATE COUNCIL OF HIGHER EDUCATION, REP BY ITS.. SECRETARY, 3RD, 4TH AND 5TH FLOORS, NEELADRI TOWERS, SRI RAM NAGAR, 6TH BATTALION ROAD, ATMAKUR VILLAGE, MANGALAGIRI MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS.. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2 ...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 one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS inaction of the 1st Respondent in issuing the No- Objection Certificate for shifting of the Petitioner College from the 1st Respondent University Jurisdiction to Andhra University Jurisdiction, Visakhapatnam as illegal, arbitrary and violation of principles of Natural justice and consequently direct the 1st Respondent to issue No-Objection Certificate to the Petitioner College for the shifting College from 1st Respondent University Jurisdiction to Andhra University Jurisdiction, Visakhaptnam 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 1st Respondent University to issue No-Objection Certificate to the Petitioner College for shifting of the College from Kavali, SPSR Nellore District to Balighattam Village and Panchayat, Narsipatnam Mandal, Anakapalli District which fall under the Andhra University, Visakhapatnam Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. THOMMANDURU V SARADHI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. M CHINNAPPA REDDY (SC FOR VSU NLR ) 2. GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 3 The Court made the following order: Questioning the inaction of respondent No.1 in issuing ‘No objection Certificate’ for shifting of petitioner’s college from jurisdiction of 1st respondent to Andhra University Jurisdiction, Visakhapatnam, the present Writ Petition is filed. 2. Heard Sri T.Vijaya Saradhi, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri M.Chinnapa Reddy, learned standing counsel appearing for 1st respondent and the learned Government Pleader for Higher Education appearing for 3rd respondent. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents submits that the Registrar, Vikrama Simhapuri University (respondent No.1) has issued a certificate stating that Vikrama Simhapuri University, Nellore has no objection for shifting of petitioner’s college-Sri Padmavathi College of Education under Srivari Educational Society, Kavali, SPS Nellore District from the jurisdiction of Vikrama Simhapuri University, Nellore to other University subject to approval from Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) and also paying affiliation fee to the Vikrama Simhapuri University, Nellore for the past six years i.e., from 2019-20 to 2024-25 by the Padmavathi College of Education, Kavali. 4. To the said submission, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no objection in paying the affiliation fee to the respondents. 4 5. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, since 1st respondent has no objection for shifting of petitioner’s college from 1st respondent’s jurisdiction to Andhra University jurisdiction subject to payment of affiliation fee and the petitioner is willing to pay the affiliation fee, nothing remains for adjudication in the Writ Petition and the same is liable to be closed. 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending in the Writ Petition, shall stand closed. _____________________________ JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY Date: 03.09.2025 MP 5 76 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.20966 of 2025 Date: 03.09.2025 MP