THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.26592 of 2009 Date:08.12.2009 Between: S. Lakshmi Kahnthamma and others. ..Petitioners and The Director, School of Distance Education, and others. ..Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.26592 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioners registered themselves for various courses imparted through distance mode conducted by the Andhra University. All of them hail from Jaggayyapet town and there used to be a center for conducting examinations at that place. However, for the examinations which are proposed to be held from 07.12.2009 onwards, the University could not find a center at that town since the College concerned did not agreed. Therefore, the Director of School of Distance Education, first respondent herein, issued proceedings dated 23.11.2009 directing that the petitioners and others from Jaggayyapet have to appear for examinations at Satavahana College, Vijayawada. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel for the respondents. The petitioners were under the impression and confidence that the center for examinations would be located at Jaggayyapet and that they can take examinations from that. However, on account of the fact that S.G.S. College at Jaggayyapet did not agree for being a center for conducting examinations in it, the first respondent has to take a decision, may be at the last moment to shift the center from S.G.S. College, Jaggayyapet to Satavahana College, Vijayawada. Though the same has resulted in inconvenience to the petitioners, the decision as such cannot be found fault with. Much would depend upon the availability of other centers. This Court is of the view that the inconvenience of the petitioners can be mitigated to certain extent by directing that they shall be exempted from paying examination and other fee for the next examination. The first respondent has also to consider the feasibility of identifying a center at Jaggayyapet and if it becomes impossible, the decision as to identifying center at a different place must communicated four weeks in advance. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing that:- a. that the respondents shall not collect any examination or other fee from such of the petitioners who did not appear for the examinations that were conducted from 07.12.2009, for the next examination of the courses concerned; b. that the first respondent shall endeavour to identify a center at Jaggayyapet and in case it becomes impossible, the place of center at a distant place shall be communicated within a period of four weeks in advance before the examinations are conducted. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J 08th December, 2009 Note: Issue CC in ten days. (B/o) GHN