IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD HON’BLE Mr. JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.1859 of 2007 Dated: February 22, 2007 Between: Annabathula Sri Laxmi, D/o. A. Anathaiah, Age: 27 years, R/o. Laxmi Medical Stores, OPP: New Bus stand, Kuda Kuda Road, Suryapet (Mandal & Town), Nalgonda District. … Petitioner And The Convener, EDCET-2006, JNTU, Masabtank Hyderabad, and others. … Respondents Order: This Writ Petition has been filed seeking Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not permitting the petitioner to attend counselling for the purpose of admission into B.Ed. course as illegal and arbitrary. 2. Petitioner claims to have completed her B.Sc. degree in the year 2005 from B.R. Ambedkar Open University with Chemistry, Drug Chemistry and Drug Technology as optional subjects. Pursuant to the notification dated 26-07-2006 issued by the respondents calling for applications for conduct of Ed.CET – 2006, common entrance test for admission into B. Ed. Course for the academic year 2006-07, she has applied for the entrance test and attended the same. It is stated that she secured rank ‘1355’ and claimed a seat under BC-B community in the quota reserved for women. Her grievance is that though she has qualified in the entrance test and secured a rank, respondents did not permit her to attend counselling. 3. In the instructions issued by the respondents to candidates for the said entrance test, the eligibility criteria for the choice of subject under part-C of Physical Sciences methodology reads as under: “ candidates with B.Sc., who have studied Physics and Chemistry or allied material sciences under Part-II group subjects, B.C.A. candidates with Physical Sciences (Physics & Chemistry) at Intermediate level as group subjects.” A reading of the eligibility criteria makes it clear that, candidates who have studied Physics and Chemistry or allied material sciences under Part-II group subjects, B.C.A. candidates with Physical Sciences (Physics & Chemistry) at Intermediate level, as group subjects alone, are eligible to be admitted into B.Ed. course. In this case, admittedly, petitioner has studied B.Sc. degree with Chemistry, Drug Chemistry and Drug Technology. In the qualifying degree obtained by her, there is no subject of ‘Physics’ at all. In that view of the matter, petitioner does not satisfy the eligibility criteria with regard to educational qualifications. Hence, I do not find any illegality in the action of the respondents in not permitting the petitioner to attend the counselling for entry into B.Ed. course. 4. The Writ Petition is devoid of merits and is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. ______________________________ JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY. February 22, 2007 MRR