APHC010348372025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3327] FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 17486/2025 Between: 1. SIMHADHRI EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY, (SIMHADHRI EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS) NARAPADU VILLAGE, AMMULUPALEM POST, SABBAVARAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, GUNURU VEERA VENKATA RAMESWARA RAO, S/O. CHANDRA RAO, AGED 67 YEARS, R/O. NARAPADUVILLAGE, SABBAVARAMMANDAL, ANAKAPALLIDISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS VELAGAPUDI,THULLUR MANDAL, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, D.NO. 11-307, GARUDADRI K.K. TOWERS, LAKSHMI NARASIMHA COLONY, SERVICE ROAD MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE AP STATE COUNCIL OF HIGHER EDUCATION APSCHE, REP. BY THE SECRETARY, 3RD, 4TH, 5TH FLOORS, NEELADRI TOWERS, SRI RAM NAGAR, 6TH BATTALION ROAD, ATMAKUR(V), MANGALAGIRI(M), GUNTUR-522 503, ANDHRA PRADESH. 4. JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, GURAJADA-VIZIANAGARAM, (JNTUGV) VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT, VIZIANAGARAM. REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR. 5. THE ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE FOR AP ENGINEERING COMMON ENTRANCE TEST APECET2025, REPRESENTED 2 BY THE CONVENER, O/O. THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, D.NO. 11-307, GARUDADRI K.K. TOWERS, LAKSHMI NARASIMHA COLONY, SERVICE ROAD, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 6. ALL INDIA COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION ALCTE, NELSON MADELA MARG, VASANTH KUNJ, NEW DELHI- 110070. REPRESENTED BY ITS MEMBER SECRETARY. ...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 in the nature of Writ of MANDAMUS declaring the Public Notice to Colleges displayed on Third Respondent Official Website in apsche.org in respect of Zero Admissions in APEAPCET-2024 as illegal, irregular, arbitrary, unconstitutional without jurisdiction, unjustified, unreasonable and violative of Articles 14, 15, 19(1)(g), 21 and 21A of the Constitution of India and consequently set-aside the same by directing the Respondents to strictly follow the A.P. Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission of Engineering/ Pharmacy Diploma Holders into Under Graduate Professional f Courses through Common Entrance Test) Rules, 2006 as amended by G.O.Ms.No. 43, Higher Education (E.C) Department, dated 11-12-2020 for admissions under APECET-2025 in so far as the Petitioner Institution/College is concerned. Counsel for the Petitioner: RAMBABU KOPPINEEDI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 2. K RADHIKA 3. B RAMA SANKARA RAO SC FOR JNTU GURAJADA VIZIANAGARAM 3 The Court made the following Order: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following prayer; “….to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or direction more in the nature of Writ of MANDAMUS declaring the Public Notice to Colleges displayed on Third Respondent Official Website in apsche.org in respect of Zero Admissions in APEAPCET-2024 as illegal, irregular, arbitrary, unconstitutional without jurisdiction, unjustified, unreasonable and violative of Articles 14, 15, 19(1)(g), 21 and 21A of the Constitution of India and consequently set-aside the same by directing the Respondents to strictly follow the A.P. Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission of Engineering/ Pharmacy Diploma Holders into Under Graduate Professional f Courses through Common Entrance Test) Rules, 2006 as amended by G.O.Ms.No. 43, Higher Education (E.C) Department, dated 11-12-2020 for admissions under APECET-2025 in so far as the Petitioner Institution/College is concerned and pass such other order or orders as this court may deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.” 2. Sri Rambabu Koppineedi, learned counsel for petitioner submits that cause in the Writ Petition does not survive and the matter has become infructuous. 3. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. 4 4. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. _______________________ K. SREENIVASA REDDY, J. Date:21.11.2025 ARB 5 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY Writ Petition No.17486 of 2025 Date:21.11.2025 ARB