IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 22932 of 2005 BETWEEN: 1 D. Dileep Chakravarthi S/o. Venkateswara Rao, R/o. Katuru Post Vuyyuru Mandal, Krishna District. 2 M. Hemantha Lakshmi D/o. Poorna Chandra Rao, R/o. 57-7-18, New Postal Colony Road Patamata, Vijayawada-10. 3 A. Raghuram S/o. A. Srinivasa Murthy, R/o. D.No.26-3-19 A.S.N. Murthy Street, Gandhi Nagar Vijayawada-2. ... PETITIONERS AND 1 Acharya Nagarjuna University rep. by its Registrar, Nagarjuna Nagar, Guntur District. 2 Koneru Lakshmaiah College of Engineering Rep. by its Principal Greenfields Vaddeswaram, Guntur District. 3 The Controller of Examinations, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Nagarjuna Nagar, Guntur District 4 The Chief Superintendent of Examinations, K.B.N. College, Vijayawada. (RR 3&4 impleaded as per court order dated 31-7-2007 in WPMP 33501 of 2005) ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in requiring the petitioners herein to pay an amount of Rs.10,000/- towards the fee from each student admitted under Management Seats in addition to the fee prescribed under Andhra Pradesh Regulation of Admissions into MBA/MCA Professional Courses through Common Entrance Test Rules, 2003 (Statutory Rules) issued in G.O.Ms.No.46, Higher Education (EC.1) Department, dated 5-7- 2003 as illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory without power or authority and opposed to the Art.14 of the Constitution of India and consequently to direct the respondents refrain from in any way insisting for payment of the said amount of Rs.10,000/- in the guise of fee from the petitioners and to treat them on par with the students admitted under convenor seats and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: SMT.K.ARUNA Counsel for the Respondents: MR.P.HARINATH GUPTA The Court made the following: ORDER: Petitioners question the action of the respondents in demanding them to pay an amount of Rs.10,000/- towards the fee from each student admitted under Management Seats in addition to the fee prescribed under Andhra Pradesh Regulation of Admissions into MBA/MCA professional courses through Common Entrance Test Rules, 2003 issued in G.O.Ms.No.46, Higher Education (EC.I) Department dated 05.07.2003. 2. It is stated that the amount of Rs.10,000/- towards the development fee is required to be paid by the Management of the college admitting students under the NRI/Management Quota but not by the students and this Court also granted interim stay on 25.10.2005 not to collect Rs.10,000/- from the students, which was made absolute. 3. It is brought to the notice of this Court that similar writ petition in W.P.No.22931 was disposed on 26.09.2007 recording the statement of the learned counsel for the respondents that the University will insist on the Management of second respondent college therein to bear these charges and not to collect the same from the students. The first respondent – University was directed to ensure that the development fee is not collected by the institutions from their students. Following the aforesaid order, the writ petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J July 15, 2008 DSK