THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.7266 of 2010 Dated 31st March 2010 Between: M/s Indira Tutorial Centre, reptd., by Its Correspondent, Santosh Kumar Adari, Visakhapatnam …Petitioner And: 1. The District Educational Officer, Visakhapatnam District and another. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri V.V.N.Narasimham Counsel for respondents: Government Pleader for School Education The Court made the following: ORDER: The petitioner claims to be a tutorial institution functioning in Visakhapatnam City. It is stated that it imparts only informal and tutorial education and not regular course of study. The State of Andhra Pradesh framed A.P. Tutorial Institutions (Registration and Regulation) Rules, 1997 in exercise of powers under Section 32 read with Section 99 of the A.P. Education Act, 1982, providing rules for registration and regulation of tutorial institutions. The petitioner contends that though the rules were framed, the activity of registration is not being undertaken by the Government and that they are prepared to obtain registration as and when the respondents take steps in this regard. Their grievance is that the respondents are preventing them from functioning, on the strength of the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.11007 of 2009 and batch, dated 07.09.2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for School Education. The establishment of tutorial institutions is not prohibited under law. On the other hand, the Government framed rules for registration and regulation of such institutions. The order passed by this Court in W.P.No.11007 of 2009 and batch is in respect of unrecognised schools. Firstly, the petitioner does not answer the description of schools. Secondly, even assuming that the petitioner is indulging in any activity contrary to law, it can be proceeded against, only after issuance of show cause notice. No such steps were taken. Hence, the writ petition is allowed and the respondents are directed not to interfere with the activity of imparting informal tutorial education by the petitioner. It shall however be open to them to issue notice and take further action in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________________ JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY 31st March 2010 dr