IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 2800 OF 2025 Between: Sri Balaji BSC MLT Training College, Balaji nagar, Kadapa, AP. Rep by its correspondent Bhavanasi Sivaprasad, S/o. srinivasulu. Aged about 43 years, Occ: Correspondent, 2-299, Balaji Nagar, Kadapa, AP. ...PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by the PrI. Secretary, Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department, AP Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. The Andhra Pradesh Higher Education, Regulatory and Monitoring Commission (APHER and MC), Rep by its Member-Secretary 3^'^ Floor, Sree Mahendra Enclave, NRI Block (C-Block), NH-16, Tadepalli, Guntur District-522501. Dr. NTR University of Health Science., Rep. by its registrar, Vijayawada, NTR District. 2. 3. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue any writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in refusing to receive the processing charge to fix the fee for the block period 2024-25 to 2025-26 as illegal and violative of Articles 14 and 19(l)(g) of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to receive the processing fee from the petitioner, fix fee and forward its recommendations to the 3^'^ respondent to issue a government order fixing the fee for the block period 2024-25 to 2025- 26 on par with the other institutions mentioned in G.O.Ms.No.141 dated 31.8.2023 and allow the petitioner institution to spot admissions. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC is filed praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, tine High Court may be pleased to direct the 2^^^ respondent to receive the processing fee and forward its recommendations to the 3’’^ respondent for fixing the fee for the block period 2024-25 to 2025-26, and allow the petitioner institution to spot admissions and pending disposal of the writ petition. ' Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI SIVAPRASAD REDDY VENATI Counsel for the Respondent No.1 : GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH & FW Counsel for the Respondent No.2 : SRI C. SUDESH ANAND, SC FOR APHERMC Counsel for the Respondent No.3 : Mrs. T.V. SRIDEVI, SC FOR NTR UNIVERSITY "" The Court made the following: ORDER V APHC010052262025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI 0:^0 [3330] 01:-^: H (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 2800/2025 Between: Sri Balaji Bsc MIt Training College ...PETITIONER AND ...RESPONDENT(S) The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.SIVAPRASAD REDDY VENATI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH FW 2 The Court made the following order:- This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India for the following relief/s:- "...pleased to issue any writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the 2 respondent in refusing to receive the processing charge to fix the fee for the block period 2024-25 to 2025-26 as illegal and violative of Articles 14 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the 2'"'^ respondent to receive the processing fee from the petitioner, fix fee and forward its recommendations to the 3'^'^ respondent to issue a government order fixing the fee for the block period 2024-25 to 2025-26 on par with the other institutions mentioned in G.O.Ms.No.141 dated 31.8.2023 and allow the petitioner institution to spot admissions and pass such other order or orders....” nd Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for 2. the respondents. The learned counsel for petitioner submits that the subject 3. matter of this Writ Petition is squarely covered by the order dated 09.01.2025 passed by this Court in W.P.No.696 of 2025. The learned counsel for the respondents did not refute the said 4. submission. 5. In view of the same, for the reasons alike in the aforesaid order, this Court is inclined to dispose of the Writ Petition in terms of W.P.No.696 of 2025, dated 09.01.2025. 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be order as to costs. no 7. Registry is directed to attach a copy of the order dated 09.01.2025 passed in W.P.No.696 of 2025 to this order. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any shall stand closed. Sd/- B.CHITTI JOSEPH ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// \ To SECTION OFFICER Ditwct 52250l''®' NH-16, Tadepalli, Guntur University of Health Science., Vijayawada, NTR 4. One CC to Sri Sivaprasad Reddy Venati, Advocate [OPUC] J'^°^*^sto GP for Medical Health & FW Pradesh. [OUT] 6. One CC to Sri C.Sudesh Anand, SC for APHERMC (OPUC) 7. One CC to Mrs. T.V. Srinidevi, SC for NTR 8. Three C.D. Copies. High Court of Andhra University (OPUC) IndSeShT^ dated.09.01.2025 in W.P. No.696 of 2025 Cnr •1» HIGH COURT CNR DATED:04/02/2025 ORDER WP.No.2800 of 2025 ■fx 0 7 FE8 2025 c Currs'.il Seclior. vv--q '^tr’.SPA'^C DISPOSING THE W.P. WITHOUT COSTS APHC010013262025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE [3330] PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 696/2025 Between: St Marys B.Ed College ...PETITIONER AND The State of AP and others Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.SRICHARAN TELAPROLU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION ...RESPONDENT(S) The Court made the following order: 2 honourable SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PFTITION N0.696 of 2025 THE ORDER: filed under Article 226 of the The present writ petition is Constitution of India seeking the following relief: appropriate Writ, Order or direction more nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the ...to issue an particularly one in the i. action of the 2"^ Respondent in not allowing the Petitioner to fee proposal for fixation of fee to B.Ed Programme for of the block period (2023-24 to 2025-26) i.e., submit the the remaining years 2024-25 and 2025-26; a. action of the 3'^ Respondent in not to the 4^^ Respondent forwarding the Petitioner Institution enabling the Petitioner Institution for making admissions into B.Ed. Programme for 100 seats for the Academic Year 2024-25 on the premise that the Respondents has not fixed the tuition fee, despite the affiliation granted by the 5"^ Respondent, as illegal, of Article 14 and 30(1) of the arbitrary and in violation of India and consequently direct the 1 nd St and 2 Constitution respondents to notify the minimum fee for the Academic years 2024-25 and 2025-26 and the 3 Respondent to forward the Petitioner rd intake of 100 seats in B.Ed.. Programme of the Respondent enabling the Petitioner institution the Academic Year 2024-25 by Institution to the 4 make admissions for to conducting special round of counseling and/or to permit the B.Ed. course for the Petitioner to admit the students into through spot admission, duly considering the 30-12-2024 and academic year representations pass such other order or the circumstances of the case. dt.29-12-2024 submitted on orders as are deemed fit and proper in counsel for the petitioner would submit that the present covered by the judgment and guidelines ordered by the 2. Learned writ petition is 3 Division Bench of this Hon’ble Court in W.A.No.607 of 2023, wherein this Hon’ble Court has disposed the said writ appeal vide its order, dated 21.06.2023 with the following directions; “1) The appellant shall tentatively, fix the fee that can be collected by the 1^' respondent, for the courses offered by the respondent in its college, on par with the minimum fee that is being fixed in the colleges in the State, and recommend the same to the 2'^'^ respondent State in two days. 2) The said minimum fee fixed shall be treated as a tentative fee and the correct fee would be fixed by the appellant after due processing of the data submitted by the 1st respondent. 3) After receiving the request from the appellant, the 2 respondent shall display the respondent-college in the list of colleges at official website for participating in the counseling in UG courses for the present Academic Year 2023-24 through OAMDC. 4) The 2"’^ respondent State Government, shall caution the students taking admission Into the courses offered by the 1 respondent by informing the said students that the fee shown in the admission process, which is being collected initially, is a tentative fee and shall be subject to further change depending upon the final fee that would be fixed by the appellant.” Learned counsel appearing for the respondents also not refuted nd St 3. the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner. Therefore, the present Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of the order, dated 21.06.2023 passed by the Division Bench of this Hon’ble Court in W.A.No.607 of 2023, additionally this Court directs the respondents may also consider early fixation of the final fee that can collect by the petitioner-institution for the block period 2023-24 to 4. 4 2025-2026 and this Court further directs the respondents to allow the petitioner institution for spot admissions. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous Petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs. JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO Date : 09.01.2025 SPP