Date of reserved for orders : ------- Date of pronouncement : 10-07-2026 Date of uploading : 15-07-2026 APHC010213552026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3458] FRIDAY, THE 10th DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 10924/2026 Between: 1. CHIRANJEEVI REDDY INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY,, BELLARY ROAD, ANANTAPUR ANDHRA PRADESH-515004, REP BY ITS SECRETARY, K. CHIRANJEEVI REDDY 2. K. CHIRANJEEVI REDDY, S/O KONDA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, R/O RACHANAPALLY, ST. MARK CAMPUS, ANANTAPURAM. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, ANANTAPUR, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR ...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 to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondent 2 No. 2 in not taking steps to conduct the Viva Voce examinations for the final year MBA and B.Tech students of the Petitioner Institution, by insisting upon payment of the University Common Services Fee (UCS Fee), as being without jurisdiction, arbitrary, illegal, unreasonable and violative of the Petitioners fundamental right to establish and administer an educational institution and set aside the same and consequently direct the Respondents to forthwith conduct the Viva Voce examinations for the final year MBA and B.Tech students of the Petitioner Institution without insisting upon payment of the UCS Fee 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 the Respondents, more particularly Respondent No. 2, to forthwith conduct the Viva Voce examinations for the final year MBA and B.Tech students of the Petitioner Institution without insisting upon payment of the University Common Services Fee (UCS Fee) pending disposal of the present Writ 9 Petition Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. P BADRINATH Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 2. D KRISHNA SC FOR JNTU ANANTHAPURAMU 3 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 10924/2026 The Court made the following Order: It is stated by learned counsel for the petitioners that the cause does not survive and no further orders are required to be passed in the present writ petition. 2. Recording the said submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, all pending miscellaneous applications shall stand closed. ______________________________ JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA Dated: 10-07-2026 MSI Whether the order is: Speaking ☑ Reasoned Reportable Non-reportable ☑ 4 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 10924/2026 Dated: 10-07-2026 MSI