APHC010246632017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3459] WEDNESDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM WRIT PETITION NO: 31190/2017 Between: 1. J SRIHARSHA & MARY INDRAJA EDU. SOCIETY, HYDERABAD & 2 OTHER, PLOT NO.102, HIGH COURT COLONY, VANASTHALIPURAM, HYDERABAD - 500 070 REPRESENTED BY ITS HON. CHAIRMAN & CORRESPONDENT, DR. REV. K.V.K. RAO 2. ST. MARY'S GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS, GUNTUR CHEBROLU VILLAGE, CHEBROLU MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522 212 REPRESENTED BY ITS HON. CHAIRMAN & CORRESPONDENT DR. REV. K.V.K. RAO 3. DR. REV. K.V.K. RAO, S/O. LATE VENKAIAH, AGED 56 YEARS, 0CC: EDUCATIONIST, PLOT NO.102, HIGH COURT COLONY, VANASTHALIPURAM, HYDERABAD - 500070 ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. UNION OF INDIA NEW DELHI 6 OTHERS, THROUGH MINISTRY OF HRD, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION SHASTRI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI. REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE PHARMACY COUNCIL OF INDIA, COMBINED COUNCIL BUILDING, KOTLA ROAD, AIWAN-E-GHALIB MARG, NEW DELHI- 110002. REP BY ITS SECRETARY 3. ALL INDIA COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION, NELSON MANDELA MARG, VASANT KUNJ, NEW DELHI - 110 067. REP. BY ITS MEMBER SECRETARY 2 JS,J W.P.No.31190/2017 4. JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY KAKINADA, KAKINADA, REP.BY ITS REGISTRAR. 5. CONVENERS CETSAC SW III 2017, 1-109, ANNA SATRAMVARI STREET, GOLLAPALEM, CHEBROLU, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522 212, ANDHRA PRADESH. 6. A P STATE COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, TADEPALLI, GUNTUR, ANDHRA PRADESH. REP.BY ITS SECRETARY 7. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR 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 toto issue writ or order more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring that a) the 3rd respondent AICTE is the only competent authority to determine the adequacy of faculty and infrastructure for the purpose of granting approval for intake of students in all technical courses / programs including Pharmacy Courses / programs; b) the 2nd respondent Pharmacy Council of India is not competent to determine the number of students to be given admission as the same is beyond the scope of the Pharmacy Act, 1948 and c) declare the action of the 4th respondent in granting affiliation to the 2nd Specializations of Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Analysis & Quality Control and Pharmacology, vide the impugned proceeding No.JNTUK/DAP/B1/M.Tech /M.Pharmacy/2017-18, dt. 9.8.2017 in respect of the 2nd petitioner, on the basis of the policy of the 2nd respondent ignoring the approval granted by the 3rd respondent for an intake of 30 seats each in three M. Pharmacy Specializations of Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Analysis & Quality Control and Pharmacology specializations as arbitrary and illegal, ultra vires the JNTU Act, 2008 and Statutory Regulations and violative of Article 14 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India and issue a consequential direction to the 4th respondent to grant affiliation for the M. Pharmacy courses to the 2nd petitioner institution for the intake as approved by the 3rd respondent vide extension of approval dated 30.03.2017 for the academic year 2017-18 and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2017(WPMP 38868 OF 2017 3 JS,J W.P.No.31190/2017 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 the respondents 4 and 5 to allot students to the petitioner in respect of the entire approved intake of 30 seats each in M. Pharmacy Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Analysis and Quality Control and Pharmacology specializations in terms of the approval granted by the 3rd respondent vide its proceedings dt.30.3.2017 for the academic year 2017-2018 by granting provisional affiliation for the intake of 30 seats each and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. SRICHARAN TELAPROLU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. DEPUTY SOLICITOR GENERAL OF INDIA 2. K RAMAKANTH REDDY 4 JS,J W.P.No.31190/2017 The Court made the following ORDER: Sri P.A.K. Yadav, learned counsel, representing Sri SriCharan Telaprolu, learned counsel for the petitioners, submits that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication. Recording the submission of learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________________ JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM Dated: 12.11.2025 KAS 5 JS,J W.P.No.31190/2017 247 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM WRIT PETITION NO: 31190/2017 Dated: 12.11.2025 KAS