APHC010530122025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI ,•*< iS I TUESDAY,THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBE^'*^J<5^ TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR^ 7^ ■-.T V,. .'A, %K 54- HS s.% AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN WRIT APPEAL NO: 1120 OF 2025 Writ Appeal under clause 15^f the Letters Patent against the Order dated 11.09.2025 passed in I.A. No. 1 of 2025 in W.P. No. 24432 of 2025 on the file of the High Court. Between: Sri Venkateswara University, Represented by its Registrar Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Prakasam Road, Tirupati District Andhra Pradesh - 517502. Sri ...Petitioner AND 1. K.M.R Law College, Represented by its Correspondent Prasad, Nagari Road, District. 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its Principal Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Guntur District. 3. The Andhra Pradesh State Council for Higher Education of Andhra Pradesh Represented by its Secretary, Neeladri Towers, 6th Battalion Road, Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh. Sri K.T. Parameswaramangalam, Puttur, Tirupathi Secretariat Buildings,Velagapudi, , , Government / / 4 4. Bar Council of India, Represented by its Member Secretary, 21, Rouse Avenue, Institutional Area, Near Bal Bhawan, New Delhi - 110 002. Admissions, 5. The Convener, AP LAWCET/PGLCET-2025 LAWCET Office, Sri Padmavati Mahila- Upstairs of Union Bank of India Padmavatinagar, Tirupati Pradesh-517502. C/o. Visvavidyalayam Campus, Andhra ...Respondents lA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 suspend the operation of the Order dated 11.09.2025 passed in I.A. No.1 of 2025 in W.P. No. 24432 of 2025 by the Hon’ble High Court of AP at Amaravati, pending disposal of the above Writ Appeal. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI RAMESH BABU TALLURI SC For S.V.UNIVERSITY,TIRUPATI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION "" Counsel for the Respondents:SRI M SUBBA RAO SENIOR COUNSE^L APPEARING VICE SRI VIJAY MATHUKUMILLI Counsel for the Respondents: SRI G VENKATA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: M/S K RADHIKA The Court made the following order: 1/ •f APHC010530122025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH Sr.No:-i2i AT AMARAVATI [3552] WRIT APPEAL NO: 1120 of 2025 Sri Venkateswara University ...Appellant Vs. K M R Law College and Others ...Respondent(s) ********** Advocate for Appellant: The Advocate General, Mr. Ramesh Babu Talluri, SC for S.V.University,Tirupati Mr. N. Subba Rao, Senior Counsel, appearing vice Mr. Sri Vijay Mathukumilli; Mr.G Venkata Reddy, Mrs. K Radhika Advocate(s) for Respondent(s): I CORAM :THE CHIEF JUSTICE DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN : 28*'’ October 2025 DATE PC : The present writ appeal has been preferred against the order, dated 11.09.2025, passed in W.P. No.24432 of 2025, whereby the learned single Judge has directed the University - appellant herein to permit the petitioner Institution to participate in the A.P. LAWCET counseling for the academic 2025-26. year f HCJ aCGR,‘J W.A. Nos: 1120 of 2025 2. It is stated by the learned Advocate General appearing for the University that the direction is unsustainable in law inasmuch as the petitioner Institution has not been affiliated with the University much less has any inspection been conducted in regard to the said institution. Apart from this, it i: stated that the Bar Council of India approval has not been obtained for the relevant academic year 2025-26. IS 3. Learned counsel for the writ petitioner, on the other hand, would submit that the approval by the Bar Council of India could be obtained only after the University grants affiliation to the petitioner Institution. It is also stated that the petitioner Institution had since deposited the requisite amount of Rs.88,500/- with the University and therefore, there was no bar for the University to conduct an inspection for purposes of formally granting affiliation to the petitioner Institution i.e., K.M.R. Law College. 4. Although learned Advocate General would submit that the petitioner had failed to apply for affiliation for the session 2025-26 within the time prescribed where the cut-off date was 10.07.2025 and that the actual date of payment of the requisite fee by the Institution was 25.07.2025, it is stated by Mr. N. Subba Rao, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the Institution that the payment made on 25.07.2025 was pursuant to the extension granted by the University for purposes of depositing the said amount. I 5. Be that as it may, since the amount has already been received by the University, we do not see any impediment to the University conducting an f 3 HCJ a CGR, J W.A. Nos:1120 of 2025 inspection of the petitioner Institution for granting affiliation to the petitioner Institution, appellant assures us that the inspection would be orders would be passed on the application seeking affiliation purposes of either refusing Learned counsel for the or conducted and appropriate within a period of ten days from today. In case the University proceeds to grant affiliation petitioner would be under , the an obligation to seek formal approval of the affiiiation from the Bar Councii of india in terms of the rules of the Bar Council of India Legal Education Rules, 2008. 6. In our opinion, the direction issued by the learned single Judge to permit the petitioner Institution to participate in the A.P. LAWCET counseling for the academic year 2025-26, without any affiliation for the session 2025-26 or the formai approvai of the affiliation from the Bar Council of India is unsustainabie in law. We, therefore, set aside the impugned order and direct the University to conduct the inspection and pass appropriate orders, as assured by the learned Advocate General, within Appeal is, accordingly, disposed of. No costs. a period of ten days from today. The Writ Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand dosed. Sd/- M. RAWIESH BABU DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// V To, SECTION OFFICER 1. The Correspondent, K M Parameswaramangalam, R Law College, Sri K.T. Prasad, Nagarl Road Puttur, Tirupathi District. 2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Higher Education Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Buildings 3. The Secretary, Andhra Pradesh State of ’ V®iagapudi, Guntur District. State Council for Higher Educationr Neeladri Towers, 6th Battalion Government of Andhra Pradesh RnaH^ I 7 4. The Member Secretary, Bar Council of India, 21 Institutional Area, Near Bal Bhawan, New Delhi - 110 002. 5. The Convener, AP LAWCET/PGLCET-2025 Admissions, LAWCET Office, Sri Padmavati Mahila- Visvavidyalayam Campus, Upstairs of Union Bank of India Padmavatinagar, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh-517502. 6. One CC to Sri. Ramesh Babu Talluri SC For S.V.University, Tirupati Advocate [OPUC] 7. Two CCs to GP for Higher Education High Court of Andhra PradeetT [OUT] 8. One CC to Sri. Sri Vijay Mathukumilli Advocate [OPUC] ^ 9. One CC to Sri. G Venkata Reddy Advocate [OPUC]^ 10. One CC to M/s K Radhika Advocate [OPUC] ^ 11. Two CD Copies GSC Rouse Avenue, C/o. \ \ \ HIGH COURT DATED;28/10/2025 \ ORDER WANO. 1120 OF 2025 DISPOSING THE WP WITHOUT COSTS