1 APHC010512542026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3457] WEDNESDAY, THE 30th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 27847/2026 Between: 1. KRISHNAVENI DEGREE COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), REPRESENTED BY ITS CORRESPONDENT SRI MEDARAMETLA RAMA SESHA GIN I RAO, S/O. MASTAN RAO BYPASS JUNCTION, CHILAKALURIPET ROAD NARASARAOPET, PALNADU DISTRICT - 522601, ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH.522238 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF HIGHER EDUCATION, OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION GROUND AND SECOND FLOORS GARUDADRI K.K. TOWERS, SRI LAKSHMI NARASIMHA COLONY MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522503, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. THE ANDHRA PRADESH STATE COUNCIL OF HIGHER EDUCATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH.522503 4. THE ANDHRA PRADESH CENTRE FOR FINANCIAL SYSTEMS AND SERVICES, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADES 3RD FLOOR, NIDHI BHAVAN, IT PARK BEHIND APIIC BUILDING MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 522503 5. ACHARYA NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR NAGARJUNA NAGAR, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522510, ANDHRA PRADESH. 6. THE DEAN COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, ACHARYA NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY NAGARJUNA NAGAR, GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522510, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 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 toto issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action and inaction of Respondent Nos.1 to 4 in not incorporating and reflecting the newly affiliated undergraduate programmes of the Petitioner College, namely B.Sc. Honours Cyber Security with an intake of 60 seats and B.Sc. Honours Quantum Technologies with an intake of 60 seats, in the OAMDC Common Admissions Portal for the Academic Year 2026-27, notwithstanding the proceedings of Acharya Nagarjuna University No.ANU/Affil/S1/KVDC(A) /Narasaraopet/TA/2026 dated 22-06-2026, the Petitioner representations dated 01-07-2026, 22-07-2026 and 24-08-2026 and the communication of Acharya Nagarjuna University dated 25-08-2026 requesting provision of the edit option, as illegal, arbitrary, unreasonable, contrary to the Andhra Pradesh Education Act, 1982, the Andhra Pradesh Universities Act, 1991, the applicable UGC Regulations governing autonomous colleges and G.O.Ms.No.3, Higher Education Department, dated 27-02-2026, besides being violative of Articles 14 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India, and consequently direct Respondent Nos.1 to 4 to permit the Petitioner College admit students against the affiliated intake for the Academic Year 2026-27, 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 to direct Respondent Nos.1 to 4 forthwith, to display B.Sc. Honours Cyber Security with an intake of 60 seats and B.Sc. Honours Quantum Technologies with an intake of 60 seats in the OAMDC/Common Admissions Portal, and permit the Petitioner College to participate in the ongoing and final phase of web counselling and admission process for the Academic Year 2026-27 pending disposal of the above Writ Petition Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SRI VIJAY MATHUKUMILLI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 2. M.CHALAPATHI SC For Nagarjuna University 3 ORDER: 1. The petitioner is aggrieved by the inaction on the part of respondent Nos.1 to 4 in permitting the petitioner-College to participate in the web- counselling for B.Sc. (Honours) Cyber Security with an intake of 60 seats and B.Sc. (Honours) Quantum Technologies with an intake of 60 seats. 2. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner-College was granted affiliation by respondent No.5 for an intake of students into B.Sc. (Honours) Cyber Security and B.Sc. (Honours) Quantum Technologies for the academic year 2026-27, vide proceedings dated 22.06.2026. It is further submitted that additional intake for B.Sc. (Honours) Computer Science, B.Sc. (Honours) Computer Applications and B.Sc. (Artificial Intelligence) was permitted by respondent No.5 vide proceedings dated 29.07.2026. The respondent No.2 is only a facilitator for conducting the web-counselling. It is submitted that respondent No.2 is not permitting the petitioner-College to participate in the web-counselling, though respondent No.5 has accorded permission and granted affiliation for the intake of students. 3. The learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for respondent Nos.1 and 2, submits that no notification has been issued for the academic year 2026-27. 4 4. When the University has granted affiliation and accorded permission for the intake of students, respondent No.2 ought not to curtail the petitioner- College from participating in the web-counselling. 5. Considering the submissions made and as the first phase of web- counselling has already been completed and the second phase of web- counselling is shortly to commence, there shall be a direction to the respondents to facilitate the petitioner-College to participate in the second phase of web-counselling for admission of students to the aforesaid courses for which respondent No.5 has granted permission. 6. With the above observation, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. There shall be no order as to costs. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N Date:30.09.2026 NKA 5 14 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 27847 of 2026 Date: 30.09.2026 NKA