APHC010524182025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 26980 OF 2025 Between: 1. VASAVI COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, Rep by its Correspondent Sri. Somisetty Subbarayudu Norlti Addanki, Bapatia Mandal Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh. ...Petitioner AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, Rep by its Special Chief Secretary, Department of Higher Education Secretariat, Tullur, Velagapudi, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. 2. The Director of Technical Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh Garudadri KK Towers, Lakshmi Narasimha Colony, Near NTR Vaidya Seva Trust, Mangalagiri, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh 3. The Andhra Pradesh State Council for Higher Education, Rep by its Secretary Neeladri Towers, 6th Battalian Road Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh 522503. 4. The Convenor, APEAPCET-2025 Admissions, D.No11-307, Garudadri KK towers Flat.no 501, 5th floor, Lakshmi Narasimha Colony Bypass Road, Near Dr. YSR Aarogyasri healthcare trust Mangalagiri, Guntur District-522 503. ...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, Order or SRK, J WP No.26980 of 2025 2 Direction more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the inaction of the 1st Respondent in not issuing Government Order duly notifying the intake capacity as granted by the Apex Body i.e. PCI (Pharmacy Council of India) for the B.Pharmacy course of the Petitioner Institution as recommended by the 2nd Respondent through E-file No.2763817 and thereby disabling the Petitioner to participate in the APEAPCET - 2025 counselling as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently direct the 1st Respondent to forthwith issue the requisite Government Orders notifying the intake capacity, thereby enabling its inclusion in the ongoing counselling process for the academic year 2025-26. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI VIJAY MATHUKUMILLI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION SRK, J WP No.26980 of 2025 3 The Court made the following ORDER: The present Writ Petition has been filed seeking the following relief. “……..to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or direction more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of 1st respondent in not issuing Government Order duly notifying the intake capacity as granted by the Apex Body i.e. PCI (Pharmacy Council of India) for the B. Pharmacy course of the petitioner Institution as recommended by 2nd respondent through E-file No.2763817, thereby disabling the petitioner institution to participate in the APEAPCET-2025 counselling, as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently direct 1st respondent to forthwith issue the requisite Government Orders notifying the intake capacity, thereby enabling its inclusion in the ongoing counselling process for the academic year 2025- 26.” 2. This Court, on 13.10.2025, passed the following interim order in IA No.2 of 2025. “……… Therefore, respondent No.4-Convenor is directed to include the petitioner institution in the ongoing First Phase Online Counselling for B.Pharmacy admissions for the Academic Year SRK, J WP No.26980 of 2025 4 2025-26 without awaiting issuance of a separate Government Order by 1st respondent, forthwith, subject to the outcome of Writ Petition.” 3. Today, when the matter came up for admission, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the respondents have complied with the said interim order, hence no further orders are necessary to be passed in the present Writ Petition. 4. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is closed. 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:24.11.2025 Nsr SRK, J WP No.26980 of 2025 5 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY Writ Petition No.26980 of 2025 Date:24.11.2025 Nsr