APHC010671632025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] THURSDAY,THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 34599/2025 Between: 1. KITS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY FOR WOMEN, (C6) (SRINIVASA EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM) TIRUPATHI VILLAGE, DIVILI, PEDDAPURAM MANDAL, KAKINADA DISTRICT. REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, BETHINEEDISRINIVASA RAO, S/O. SUBBARAO, AGED 60 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.20-1-27, RAMACHANDRA RAO PETA, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, THULLUR MANDAL, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, D.NO. 11-307, GARUDADRI K.K. TOWERS, LAKSHMI NARASIMHA COLONY, SERVICE ROAD MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR 2 DISTRICT. 3. THE AP STATE COUNCIL OF HIGHER EDUCATION, (APSCHE) REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, 3RD, 4TH,5TH FLOORS, NEELADRI TOWERS, SRI RAM NAGAR, 6TH BATTALION ROAD, ATMAKUR VILLAGE,MANGALAGIRI MANDAL, GUNTUR-522 503, ANDHRA PRADESH. 4. THE JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, KAKINADA (JNTUK) REPRESENTED BY THE REGISTRAR, KAKINADA. 5. THE CONVENOR, APPGECET-2025 ADMISSIONS, APPGECET-2025 OFFICE, EXAMINATION BUILDING, AU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, ANDHRA UNIVERSITY, VISAKHAPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. 6. THE ANDHRA PRADESH HIGHER EDUCATION, REGULATORY AND MONITORING COMMISSION, GOVERNMENTOF ANDHRA PRADESH, 3RD FLOOR, SREE MAHENDRA ENCLAVE, NRI BLOCK (C-BLOCK), NH-16, TADEPALLI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS MEMBER-SECRETARY. 7. PHARMACY COUNCIL OF INDIA PCI, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, 1-300, 3RD FLOOR, TOWER-I, WORLD TRADE CENTRE NAUROJI NAGAR, NEW DELHI-110029. REPRESENTED BY ITS MEMBER SECRETARY. ...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 in the nature of Writ of MANDAMUS declaring the action of the Respondents in not including the Petitioner institution in the First Phase as well as the Second and 3 Final Phase of APPGECET-2025 admissions, and further arbitrarily denying the Petitioner institution the benefit of filling the leftover Convener-quota seats under Spot Admissions for Academic Year 2025-26 without assigning any valid reason, despite the Petitioner possessing all statutory approvals and despite the fee has been determined by APHERMC and notified by the 1st Respondent as illegal, irregular, arbitrary, unconstitutional without jurisdiction, unjustified, unreasonable and violative of Articles 14, 15, 19(1)(g), 21 and 21A of the Constitution of India and consequently, direct the Respondents to permit the Petitioner institution to fill all seats as sanctioned and granted by the Apex Body (Pharmacy Council of India) for the Academic Year 2025-26, including EWS seats, and to ratify all such admissions made by the Petitioner institution in accordance with merit and the applicable guidelines and pass IA 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 pleased to direct the Respondents to forthwith permit the Petitioner institution to take admissions under Spot Admissions quota for left over seats and EWS seats in addition to the already admitted Category-B seats for Pharmacy course for Academic Year 2025-26 in APPGECET- 2025 admissions, pending disposal of the writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. RAMBABU KOPPINEEDI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 2. VIVEKANANDA VIRUPAKSHA 3. K RADHIKA 4 The Court made the following: 5 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY W.P.No.34599 OF 2025 O R D E R: The present Writ Petition is filed questioning the action of Respondents in not including the Petitioner/Institution in First Phase as well as in Second/Final Phase of APPGECET-2025 admissions, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. It is represented by the learned counsel for the Petitioner that no cause of action survives in the Writ Petition in view of the passage of time. 3. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Petition shall stand closed. __________________ NYAPATHY VIJAY, J Date: 26.02.2026 chs 6 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY 15 WRIT PETITION NO:34599/2025 Dt. 26.02.2026 chs