IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO :11543 of 2006 Dated 28th August, 2006 Between Geethanjali Junior College, Yllamanchili, Visakhapatnam District, Rep. By its Secretary & Correspondent Sri P.V.S.Eswara Dattu ….Petitioner and Board of Intermediate Education, Hyderabad, Rep. By its Secretary, and, ors. …Respondents. THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 11543 of 2006 ORDER: The petitioner, a Junior College, seeks Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents 1 to 3 in not taking steps to prevent the fourth respondent-Junior Girls College in admitting boys into the same in contravention of A.P. Educational Institutions (Establishment, Recognition, Administration and Control of Institution of Higher Education) Rules, 1987, as illegal and arbitrary. It is the case of the petitioner that the fourth respondent- College was granted permission to run junior college exclusively for girls, but however, the said college is granting admissions to boys by converting it into a college with co-education. Counter affidavit is filed on behalf of the Board of Intermediate Education, stating that the fourth respondent- college has applied for conversion of Girls Junior College to co-education, and, in relaxation of Rule 14(5) of rules framed in G.O.Ms.No.29, Education (Rules) Department, dated 5-2-1987, the Government has granted permission in G.O.Rt.No. 534 dated 19-6-2006 for conversion of the Girls Junior College to co-education. In view of the orders passed by the Government, referred supra, as permission is already granted to the fourth respondent to convert Girls Junior College to co-education, I do not find any merit in this Writ Petition. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed. However, it is open for the petitioner to question the said orders passed by the Government, if it so chooses. No order as to costs. -------------------------------------- JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY DATE: 28-08-2006 Msnr.