APHC010704692016 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY,THE FOURTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: Between: 1. DR.L.SUMALATHA, D/O L.VENKATESWARLU, AGED 38 YEARS, OCC: PROFESSOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, KAKINADA, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT- 533 003. 1. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION (UE.II) DEPARTMENT, TELANGANA SECRETARIAT, HYDERABAD 2. THE UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, BAHADUR SHASH Z 002. 3. THE UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION, TECHNICAL SECTION 4. THE DIRECTOR, STATE AUDIT, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, HYDERABAD. 5. THE REGISTRAR, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, KAKINADA, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT 6. THE PRINCIPAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, KAKINADA, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY,THE FOURTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION NO: 30307/2016 DR.L.SUMALATHA, D/O L.VENKATESWARLU, AGED 38 YEARS, OCC: PROFESSOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, KAKINADA, EAST GODAVARI ...PETITIONER AND STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION (UE.II) DEPARTMENT, TELANGANA SECRETARIAT, HYDERABAD THE UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, BAHADUR SHASH ZAFAR MARG, NEW DELHI THE UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION, TECHNICAL SECTION -II, SASTRY BHAVAN, NEW DELHI. THE DIRECTOR, STATE AUDIT, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, THE REGISTRAR, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, KAKINADA, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT- 533 003 THE PRINCIPAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, KAKINADA, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT- 533 003 ...RESPONDENT(S): IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3504] THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM DR.L.SUMALATHA, D/O L.VENKATESWARLU, AGED 38 YEARS, OCC: PROFESSOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, KAKINADA, EAST GODAVARI ...PETITIONER STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION (UE.II) THE UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS AFAR MARG, NEW DELHI - 110 THE UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION, THE DIRECTOR, STATE AUDIT, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, THE REGISTRAR, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL 533 003 THE PRINCIPAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, KAKINADA, ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. J R MANOHAR RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. CH S S V PRASAD 2. DEPUTY SOLICITOR GENERAL OF INDIA 3. CH.S.V.SURAJ SC For JNTU KAKINADA 4. GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION (AP) 5. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING (AP) 3 The Court made the following ORDER: This Writ Petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, is filed seeking the following relief: “…..to issue any appropriate Writ, Order or direction more in the nature in nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the letter Endt.No.State Audit Para-28 of 2013-14 dated 10-6-2016 issued by the Respondent No.6 as illegal, bad and contrary to the Judgment of this Hon'ble Court in WP Nos. 18255 of 2010 and batch dated 23-6- 2014 and set aside same….” 2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, Smt. K.Rajya Lakshmi, learned counsel representing Sri J.R.Manohar Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that presently the petitioner is not in contact with her. 3. Learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.5 submits that the petitioner, namely, Dr. L.Sumalatha, forwarded a letter dated 31.08.2025 to the Registrar, JNTU, Kakinada stating that her grievance has been resolved by Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada and as such, she wants to withdraw the writ petition. 4. The statement made by the learned Standing Counsel is not disputed by learned counsel for the petitioner. 5. Taking into consideration the above facts and circumstances, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn making the letter dated 31.08.2025 addressed by the petitioner as a part of record. There shall be no order as to costs. 4 As a sequel, all pending applications shall stand closed. _______________________________ JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM Date: 04.09.2025 Ivd 5 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM WRIT PETITION No.30307 of 2016 Date: 04.09.2025 Ivd