1 APHC010357422026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] THURSDAY, THE 24th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 19020/2026 Between: 1. GEETHANJALI INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY,, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY AND CORRESPONDENT, SRI. N. SUDHAKAR REDDY NEIIORE BOMBAY HIGHWAY, ANGAVARAM VILIAGE, KOVVUR MANDAL SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION SECRETARIAT, TULLUR, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 522238 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF HIGHER EDUCATION, O/O COMMISSIONERATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION, GROUND AND SECOND FLOORS, GARUDADRI KK TOWERS, SRI LAKSHMI NARASIMHA COLONY, MANGALAGIRI - 522503 GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING APSBTET, REP BY ITS SECRETARY GARUDADRI KK TOWERS, SERVICE ROAD, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR - 522503. 4. THE CONVENOR AND CHE, APPOLYCET -2026 ADMISSIONS, D.NO 11-307, GARUDADRI KKTOWERS, FLAT.NO 501, 6THFLOOR, LAKSHMI NARASIMHA COLONY. BYPASS ROAD, NEAR DR YSR AAROGYASRI HEALTHCARE TRUST MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR 2 DISTRICT-522 503. 5. AII INDIA COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION, REPRESENTING BY ITS MEMBER - SECRETARY NELSON MANDELA MARG, VASANTH KUNG, NEW DELHI - 110070 ...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 topleased to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondents in issuing G.O.Rt.No.121, Higher Education (Technical Education) Department, dated 27-06-2026, without incorporating the AlCTE- approved and SBTET-affiliated Diploma Course in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning with an intake of 60 seats in respect of the Petitioner institution at Serial No. 20 in Annexure-I appended to the impugned GO, despite the Extension of Approval granted by AlCTE, the No Objection Certificate issued by the 3rd Respondent, State Board of Technical Education and Training and the Renewal of Affiliation granted by the affiliating authority, and despite withdrawal of the earlier affidavit by the Petitioner, as illegal, arbitrary, irrational, violative of the AlCTE Act, 1987, the statutory approvals granted thereunder and Articles 14 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents to issue a fresh and consequential Government Order incorporating the Diploma Course in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning with an intake of 60 seats in respect of the Petitioner institution in accordance with the AlCTE Extension of Approval, the SBTET No Objection Certificate and the SBTET Affiliation Proceedings, within a time frame to be fixed by this Honourable Court, and pass such other order or orders as this Honourable Court may deem fit and proper in the interests of justice, IA NO: 1 OF 2026 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 pleased to direct the Respondents, to forthwith permit the Petitioner institution to participate in the second phase admission/counselling process and admit students into the said course for the Academic Year 2026-27, within a time frame to be fixed by this Honourable Court, preferably and pass such other order or orders as this Honourable Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case, pending disposal of the above writ petition 3 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SRI VIJAY MATHUKUMILLI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. M UMA DEVI (CENTRAL GOVT COUNSEL) 2. GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 4 The Court made the following Order: In pursuance of compliance with the interim orders, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that no further orders are required to be passed. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is closed. ____________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N 24.09.2026 RJS/GCD 5 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO:19020 of 2026 Dt: 24.09.2026 RJS/GCD