IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 16661 of 1999 Between: Private Junior College Managements Association, Rep. by its General Secretary, K.Siddeswar, S/o.Yadaiah, R/o.Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Education Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. Commissioner and Director, Intermediate Education, Nampally, Hyderabad. 3. Commissioner and Secretary, Board of Intermediate Education, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or direction especially one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring that Government of Andhra Pradesh is bound to fix the tuition fees and other fees that can be charged by the Junior Colleges in the State taking into account the pay revisions and the other allowances sanctioned to Government employees especially lecturers working in Government and Aided Institutions and non-fixation of the same is illegal and arbitrary and it is being contrary to Section 7 of the Regulation of Admissions and Prohibition of Capitation Fee Act, 1983 and further declare that inaction on the part of the Officials in not curbing the huge amounts that are being collected by some of the institutions as illegal, arbitrary and discriminatory and therefore violative of Art. 14 of the Constitution of India and further declare that the Government shall regulate the admissions by constituting machinery for centralized admissions even in respect of Intermediate. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.SURENDER RAO (Not present) Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3: GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO.16661 OF 1999 ORDER: The matter is coming up in first page of the list for today. Though the list was circulated to the learned counsel well in advance on 22.8.2004, when the case is called, learned counsel for the petitioner is absent and there is no representation. This only shows that the learned counsel is not evincing any interest in the matter. The Writ Petition is therefore dismissed for default/non-prosecution. No costs. ________________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 25.8.2004 bnr To 1. The Secretary to Government of Andhra Pradesh, Education Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. Commissioner and Director, Intermediate Education, Nampally, Hyderabad. 3. Commissioner and Secretary, Board of Intermediate Education, Hyderabad. 4 2 CCs to G.P. for Higher Education, High Court Bldgs., Hyderabad (OUT) 5 2CD copies