1 Date of pronouncement : 08.07.2026 Date of uploading : 08.07.2026 APHC010255352026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3458] WEDNESDAY, THE 8th DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 17143/2026 Between: 1. CHINNASWAMY .K.,, S/O LATE KALAIAH, AGED 55 YEARS, OCC. PH.D., RESEARCH SCHOLAR IN ENGLISH , REG.NO.OPPHEN- 045, DRAVIDIAN UNVERSITY,R/O 1188,10TH CROSS, A BLOCK, KANAKADASA NAGARA, DATTAGALLY, III STAGE, MYSORE,KAMATAKA STATE-570022 ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, HIGHER EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P. 2. THE DRAVIDIAN UNIVERSITY, REP,BY ITS REGISTRAR, SRINIVASAVANAM, KUPPAM, CHITTOORDISTRICT,A.P. ...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 a Writ in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in not issuing the Ph.D., Notification and Degree to the petitioner in spite of the successful completion of Ph.D., Viva Voce on 09.09.2025 on the ground that the petitioner course of admission is shown as M.Phil in the cause title of W.P.No .20523 of2021 instead of Ph.D, as bad, illegal. arbitrary, discriminatory, contrary and in violation of principles ofnatural 2 justice and rights guaranteed to the petitioner under Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and in violation of the University Grants Commission Regulations, 2009, and consequently direct the respondents to issue the Ph.D Notification and Degree to the petitioner and pass 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 2nd Respondent to forthwith issue Ph.D., Degree Certificate to the petitioner pending disposal of the writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. B JAYAKAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 2. KOTESWARA RAO MUTHINENI (STANDING COUNSEL FOR DRAVIDIAN UNIVERSITY) The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION No.17143 OF 2026 ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of the Court to withdraw the present writ petition. 2. Permission is accorded. 3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, interlocutory applications, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. ______________________________ JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA Date: 08.07.2026 RMR Whether the order is : Speaking ☑ Reasoned Reportable Non-reportable ☑ 4 125 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION No: 17143 OF 2026 Date: 08.07.2026 RMR 5