IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO.19481 of 2002 Between: Farah College of Engineering & Technology, S.No.103-104, Chevella Village, Chevella Mandal, Ranga Reddy District rep.by its Chairman Sri Basha Mohiuddin. …PETITIONER AND 1. All Indian Council for Technical Education, rep.by its Secretary, Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, I.P.Estate, New Delhi 110 002. 2. Government of Andhra Pradesh, Higher & Technical Education Department, rep.by its Secretary, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3. The Convenor-EAMCET 2002 and Commissioner of Technical Education, 5th Floor, BRKR Complex, Hyderabad. 4. Jawaharlal Nehru Technology University, rep.by its Registrar, Hyderabad. 5. The A.P.State Council for Higher Education, rep.by its Secretary, Saifabad, Hyderabad. (R5 is impleaded as per Court order in W.P.M.P.No.27781 of 2002 dated 03.01.2003) …RESPONDENTS 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 issue a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring (a) the proceedings of the 1st respondent letter F.No.730-50- 375 (E) ET/2001 dated 08.08.2002 insofar as it relates to the second condition relating to the admission of the students for the current academic year 2002-2003 (b) the action of the 2nd respondent in not granting permission to the petitioner College in respect of the additional course of Mechanical Engineering with an intake of 60 seats for the current academic year 2002-2003 as arbitrary, illegal, contrary to the AICTE Approval Regulations, 1997 and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to grant permission to the petitioner for the additional course of Mechanical engineering with an intake of 60 students on and from the academic year 2002- 2003. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.S.SRIRAM Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION The Court made the following: ORDER: The petitioner is an engineering college and being recognized under All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU). The petitioner filed the present Writ Petition seeking a direction to Government of A.P., to grant permission to the engineering college for additional seats of Mechanical Engineering with intake of 60 seats. This Court while admitting the Writ Petition passed interim orders on 08.10.2002 in W.P.M.P.No.24462 0f 2002. Subsequently, by order dated 07.01.2003, the stay of interim order was vacated. In that view of the matter, as the petitioner claims allotment of seats to the students for the academic year 2002-03, the Writ Petition has become infructuous. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed. ____________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 27th August 2004 RRB ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //True Copy// SECTION OFFICER Copy To: 1. The Secretary, All Indian Council for Technical Education, Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, I.P.Estate, New Delhi 110 002. 2. The Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Higher Education Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 3. The Convenor, EAMCET 2002-2003, Government of A.P., Hyderabad. 4. The Registrar, Jawaharlal Nehru Technology University, Hyderabad. 5. The Secretary, A.P.State Council for Higher Education, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 6. Two CCs to G.P. for Higher Education, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 7. Two CD copies.