APHC010612042025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 31901 OF 2025 Between: 1. VISWA VIGNAN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, Rep by its Correspondent Sri. Popuri Ramesh Babu Gowrisankarapuram, Gudivada, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh-521301. ...Petitioner AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep by its Principal Secretary to Government Department of Higher Education Tulluru, Secretariat Buildings Velagapudi, Guntur District. 2. 2. The National Council for Teacher Education, Southern Regional Committee Rep by its Regional Director G-7, Sector- 10, Dwaraka New Delhi-110075 ...Respondents 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 more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action on the part of the 2ND Respondent in issuing the show cause notice vide F No./NCTE/APS07148/B.Ed/AP/2019-103032, dated 08.04.2019 and final show cause notice vide F.SRO / NCTE / APSO7148 / B.Ed / AP / 2019 / 109811, dated SRK, J WP No.31901 of 2025 2 25.09.2019 and consequential withdrawal order vide No. F.SRO / NCTE / APSO7148 / B.Ed / AP / 2019-112798, dated 09.12.2019 withdrawing the recognition of the Petitioner institution, without giving any opportunity to the Petitioner institution as per the procedure contemplated U/s.17 of the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993, as being arbitrary, illegal, unwarranted and violative of Articles 14 and 19 of the Constitution of India and violative of National Council for Teacher Education Act and the Rules famed thereunder and consequently set aside the same. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI VIJAY MATHUKUMILLI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION SRK, J WP No.31901 of 2025 3 The Court made the following ORDER: The present Writ Petition has been filed for the following relief. “……..to issue an appropriate Writ more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of 2nd respondent in issuing the show cause notice vide F.No./ NCTE / APS07148 / B.Ed / AP / 2019-103032, dated 08.04.2019, and final show cause notice vide F.SRO / NCTE / APSO7148 / B.Ed / AP / 2019 / 109811, dated 25.09.2019 and consequential withdrawal order vide No. F.SRO / NCTE / APSO7148 / B.Ed / AP / 2019-112798, dated 09.12.2019 withdrawing the recognition of the petitioner institution, without giving any opportunity to the petitioner institution, as per the procedure contemplated under Section 17 of the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993, as being arbitrary, illegal, unwarranted and violative of Articles 14 and 19 of the Constitution of India and violative of National Council for Teacher Education Act and the Rules famed thereunder and consequently set aside the same.” 2. Today, when the matter came up for admission, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner, and acceded to, by the learned Assistant Government Pleader, that the subject matter of this Writ Petition is squarely covered by the common order passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.26846 of 2024 and batch, dated 27.10.2025, wherein this Court held thus. “10. In view of the foregoing discussion, the impugned orders withdrawing the recognition of the petitioners institutions are set aside. However, it is needless to mention that the SRK, J WP No.31901 of 2025 4 respondent-authorities are at liberty to issue letters to the petitioners institutions to obtain information and process the same in accordance with law duly following the provisions of the NCTE Act, 1993. 11. Accordingly, the Writ Petitions are allowed. There shall be no order as to costs.” 3. Hence, following the said common order passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.26846 of 2024 and batch, dated 27.10.2025 and for the reasons mentioned therein, this Writ Petition is allowed and the impugned order withdrawing the recognition of the petitioner institution is set aside. However, it is needless to mention that the respondent-authorities are at liberty to issue letters to the petitioner institution to obtain information and process the same in accordance with law duly following the provisions of the NCTE Act, 1993. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. ________________________ K. SREENIVASA REDDY, J. Date:18.11.2025 Note: Office to attach copy of common order in WP No.26846 of 2024 and batch, dated 27.10.2025, to this order. (B/O) Nsr SRK, J WP No.31901 of 2025 5 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY Writ Petition No.31901 of 2025 Date:18.11.2025 Nsr