APHC010334642026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3458] FRIDAY, THE 17th DAY OF JULY 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 17531/2026 Between: 1. SIR C V RAMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCES, REP BY ITS CORRESPONDENT SRI. BINDELA VIJAYA BHASKAR REDDY ANANTAPURAMU ROAD, TADIPATRI, ANANTAPURAMU DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -515411 ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION SECRETARIAT, TULLUR, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 522238 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF HIGHER EDUCATION, O/O COMMISSIONERATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION GROUND AND SECOND FLOORS, GARUDADRI KK TOWERS, SRI LAKSHMI NARASIMHA COLONY, MANGALAGIRI - 522503 GUNTUR DT., ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING APSBTET, REP BY ITS SECRETARY GARUDADRI KK TOWERS, SERVICE ROAD, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR - 522503. 4. THE CONVENOR AND CHE, APPOLYCET -2026 ADMISSIONS, D.NO.11-307, GARUDADRI KKTOWERS, FLAT.NO.501, 6THFLOOR, LAKSHMI NARASIMHA COLONY. BYPASS ROAD, NEAR DR YSR AAROGYASRI HEALTHCARE TRUST, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT-522 503. 2 5. AII INDIA COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION, REPRESENTING BY ITS MEMBER - SECRETARY NELSON MANDELA MARG, VASANTH KUNG, NEW DELHI - 110070 ...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 1st Respondent in not issuing the necessary No Objection Certificate (NOC) as recommended by the 2nd Respondent, Commissioner Higher Education vide E file No. 3151136 and consequential Government Order notifying the intake capacity of the newly approved Diploma Course in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (Al and ML) with an intake of 60 seats for the Academic Year 2026-27, despite the Extension of Approval granted by the All India Council for Technical Education (AlCTE), and the consequential action of the 3rd Respondent in not granting affiliation to the said Diploma Course and restricting the Petitioner's sanctioned intake to 300 seats instead of the AlCTE-approved intake of 360 seats, as illegal, arbitrary, unreasonable, contrary to the provisions of the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987 and the Regulations framed thereunder, violative of Articles 14 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India, and consequently direct the Respondents to permit the Petitioner to take admissions as per the intake capacity approved by the 5th Respondent, AlCTE for the Academic Year 2026-27, 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 to direct the 1st Respondent to forthwith issue the necessary No Objection Certificate (NOC) in favour of the Petitioner institution for the newly approved Diploma Course in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (Al & ML) with an intake of 60 seats, as recommended by the 2nd Respondent, Commissioner Higher Education vide E file No. 3151136 and consequently issue appropriate Government Orders duly notifying the intake capacity of the said new Diploma course for the Academic Year 2026-27 in terms of the Extension of Approval granted by the All India Council for Technical Education (AlCTE) and pass such other order or orders as this Honourable Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case, pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass 3 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 to direct the 3rd Respondent, State Board of Technical Education and Training (SBTET), Andhra Pradesh, to grant affiliation to the said Al & ML Diploma course with an intake of 60 seats and incorporate the same in the Petitioner's affiliation by restoring the total sanctioned Diploma intake of 360 seats, thereby enabling the Petitioner institution to participate in the AP POLYCET admission counselling and admit students against the AICTE- approved intake for the Academic Year 2026-27, pending disposal of the Writ Petition, and pass IA NO: 3 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 May be pleased to vacate the interim order dated 03.07.2026 passed in W.P,No.17531 of 2026 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SRI VIJAY MATHUKUMILLI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 4 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 17531/2026 The Court made the following Order: It is stated by Sri Vijay Mathukumilli, learned counsel for the petitioner 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: 17-07-2026 MSI 5 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 17531/2026 Dated: 17-07-2026 MSI