APHC010685082025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY,THE NINTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 35295 OF 2025 Between: 1. SRI PADMAVATHI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, Represented by its Correspondent, Sri Bachu Srinivasa Rao, Near Subramanyeswara Swarny Temple, Balighattam, Narsipatnam, Anakapalli District, Andhra Pradesh - 531118. ...Petitioner AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, Rep by its Principal Secretary to Government Department of Higher Education, Tulluru, Secretariat Buildings Velagapudi, Guntur District - 522237. 2. The Andhra Pradesh State Council for Higher Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh Rep by its Chairman/Secretary 3rd, 4th 5th floors, Atmakuru (village) Mangalagiri (Mandal), Guntur District - 522238. 3. The Andhra Pradesh Higher Education Regulatory and Monitoring Commission, Government of Andhra Pradesh Rep by its Member- Secretary 3rd Floor, Sree Mahendra Enclave, NRI Block (C-Block). NH-16, Tadepalli, Guntur District - 522501. 4. The Convener, A.P.ED.CET-2025 1st floor. Directorate of Admissions Building Acharya Nagarjuna University Nagarjuna Nagar - 522 510 Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh 5. Andhra University rep by its Registrar, Andhra University Campus, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530 003. R5 is impleaded as per the Court's Order dt.09.02.2026 in I.A.No.02 of 2026. 2 ...Respondents 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 to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, declaring the action and inaction of the Respondents, particularly the 2nd Respondent, Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE), in refusing to permit the Petitioner Institution to upload admissions/student data and to participate in the APEDCET-2025 counselling process for the Academic Year 2025-26, solely on the grounds of non-determination of fee structure by the 3rd Respondent, Andhra Pradesh Higher Education Regulatory and Monitoring Commission (APHERMC) and alleged closure of the admission schedule, despite the Petitioner having duly obtained shifting permission and recognition from the Apex Body, namely the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), and affiliation from the competent University pursuant to the directions of this Hon'ble Court, as arbitrary, illegal, unreasonable, violative of Articles 14 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India, and contrary to the statutory scheme governing teacher education and consequently to direct the Respondents, particularly the 2nd Respondent, APSCHE and the 4th Respondent, Convener, APEDCET-2025, to forthwith permit the Petitioner Institution to upload admissions/student data and to admit students to the full sanctioned intake as approved by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) for the Academic Year 2025-26, and to ratify the admissions made by the Petitioner institution, and to 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 2nd and 4th Respondents to forthwith permit the Petitioner Institution to upload admissions/student data and to admit students to the full sanctioned intake as approved by the Apex Body, namely the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), for the Academic Year 2025-26, without insisting upon prior notification of the fee structure by the State/APHERMC, subject to the Petitioner’s undertaking to strictly adhere to and implement the fee structure as and when finally determined by the competent authority and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2026 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 Respondent University to permit the students admitted in the Petitioner Institution to appear for the First Semester B.Ed. Examinations scheduled to be held from 10-02-2026 to 14-02-2026, in pursuance of Examination Notification No. E-VI(7)/B.Ed-1st Semester Exams/2025, dated 31-12- 2025, subject to the result of the writ petition, and pass IA NO: 2 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 permit the Petitioner to implead “Andhra University, represented by its Registrar, Andhra University Campus, Visakhapatnarri’, as 5th Respondent in W.P. No. 35295 of 2025, in order to enable effective adjudication of the issues involved, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI VIJAY MATHUKUMILLI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Counsel for the Respondents:VIVEKANANDA VIRUPAKSHA Counsel for the Respondents:K RADHIKA The Court made the following order: 4 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 35295/2025 O R DE R: When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the Petitioner(s) submits that the cause in the present Writ Petition does not survive for adjudication in view of the subsequent events. 2. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Petition shall stand closed. _______________________ JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY Date: 09.03.2026 eha 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 35295/2025 Dated: 09.03.2026 eha