APHC010188542021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] TUESDAY,THE TENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 10308/2021 Between: 1. SRI LAKSHMI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, BYREDDY NAGAR, STANTANPURAM, KUNROOL DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH STATE REP BY ITS CORRESPONDENT K. THITUPATHAIAH ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, TULLUR, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE ANDHRA PRADESH STATE COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH REP BY ITS SECRETARY 3RD, 4TH AND 5TH FLOORS, ATMAKURU (VILL) MANGALAGIRI (MANDAL), GUNTUR DISTRICT 3. THE ANDHRA PRADESH STATE COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH REP BY ITS CONVENOR -EDCET 3RD, 4TH AND 5TH FLOORS, ATMAKURU (VILL) MANGALAGIRI (MANDAL), GUNTUR DISTRICT 2 4. THE MEMBERSECRETARY, NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHERS, EDUCATION G-7, SECTOR 10, DWARAKA NEW DELHI-110075 5. THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHERS, EDUCATION G-7, SECTOR 10, DWARAKA NEW DELHI-110075. ...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 more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 5th Respondent the Regional Director, National Council Teachers, Education, New Delhi in withdrawing the recognition the petitioner Institution vide proceedings No. F.SRO/NCTE/APS08167/B.Ed,/.(AP)/2021/ 122740-2745, dated 08.01.2021 purported to have been issued under clause 17 (1) of NCTE-1993 Regulations making certain observations and on certain hyper-technical and trivial grounds, disabling the Petitioner Institution to make admissions for the academic year 2020-21 for which schedule of spot admission was released giving the closing date as 17.05.2021 which starts from 10-05-2021 as being arbitrary, illegal and violative of Articles 14, 19 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and violative of the Andhra Pradesh Education Act much less Section 21 of the said Act and in contravention of the norms of University Grants Commission and consequently direct the 2nd and 3rd Respondents to include the name of the Petitioner institution in the spot admissions scheduled from 10-05-2020 to 30-05-2021 without reference to the orders of the withdrawal of the affiliation by the 5th Respondent vide proceedings No. F.SRO/NCTE/APS08167/B.Ed,/(AP)/2021/122740-2745, dated 08.01.2021, and issue such other writ or order or direction as deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of case. IA NO: 1 OF 2021 3 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 2nd and 3rd Respondents to include the name of the Petitioner institution in the spot admissions scheduled from 10-05-2020 to 30-05-2021 without reference to the orders of the withdrawal of the affiliation by the 5th Respondent vide proceedings No. F.SRO/NCTE/APS08167/B.Ed,/{AP}/2021 /122740-2745, dated 08.01.2021, pending Writ Petition, in the interest of justice Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SRI VIJAY MATHUKUMILLI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. S PARINEETA 2. LAKSHMI PRIYANVITA POPURI , STANDING COUNSEL FOR NCTE 3. GP FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION 4. Y RATNA PRABHA (SC FOR RAYALASEEMA UNIVERSITY) The Court made the following: 4 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION No.10308 of 2021 ORDER: 1. At the time of hearing, learned counsel for the Petitioner/College submits that the cause in the present Writ Petition does not survive for adjudication and it has become infructuous. In that view, no orders are required to be passed. 2. Therefore, the Writ Petition is dismissed, as infructuous. 3. No order as to costs. 4. As a sequel, pending applications, if any, shall stand closed. __________________ NYAPATHY VIJAY, J Date: 10.03.2026 chs 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY 67 WRIT PETITION No.10308 of 2021 Date: 10.03.2026 chs