IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION NO : 14307 of 2007 Between: 1 Non-Minority Engineering & Professional Colleges Management Association, (Regd.No. 832/2006) 206, Metro Residency, Rajbhavan Road, Somajiguda, Hyderabad, Rep. by its General Secretary, A. Maheshwar Reddy 2 Unaided Christian Professional Colleges, Management Association (A Society Registered bearing Regn.No. 430/2006 3rd Floor, Rajanigandha Apartments, Opp. Chaitanyapuri Bus Stop, Dilsukhnagar,Hyderabad, Rep. by its Chairman,Rev.K.V.K.Rao ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh, Higher Education Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad, Rep. by its Prl. Secretary. 2 The A.P. State Council of Higher Education, Saifabad,Hyderabad, Rep. by its Secretary. 3 The Committee to Oversee Conduct of CETs by the Association of Private Un-aided Professional Colleges and Allied Matters, (Constituted by Govt. of A.P. vide G.O.Ms.No. 91, Higher Education Department, dt. 22-11-2003) 1st Floor, (South Wing) Gagan VIhar, M.J. Road,Hyderabad, Rep. by its Member Secretary. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue a writ order or direction one particualrly in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring Rule 5(b) of amending rules in G.O.ms.No.21 dated 17.3.2007 issued by the 1st respondent substituting Rule 11(a)(3) of G.O.Ms.No.16 dated 25.2.2004 as arbitrary,illegal,contrary to the judgment of the Hon`ble Supreme Court in PA Inamdar Vs State of Maharastra reported in 2005(6) SCC 537 and strike down the same; b. the consequential proceedings dated 10.4.2007 issued by the 2nd respondent incorporating the stipulation under the impugned rule 11(a)(3) in G.O.Ms.No.16 dated 25.2.2004 as arbitrary,and illegal,and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.D.V.SITARAMAMURTHY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR W.P.No.14307 of 2007 ORDER: (Per Ghulam Mohammed, J) Sri A.Venkataramana, learned counsel for the petitioners, seeks permission to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to avail the alternative remedy. Permission is accorded. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioners to avail alternative remedy. No order as to costs. _________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED,J _____________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR 15-06-2009 Stp ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1) 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{TRK}