IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 20156 of 2008 Between: Dr. Zakir Hussain Memorial College of Teacher Education, Desaipet Road, Warangal, Rep. byits Correspondent Mr. J.S. Paranjyothi, S/o. J M Shadrack Aged 50 years. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Kakatiya University, Warangal -506 009, Rep. by its Registrar 2 National Council for Teacher Education (A Statutory body of the Government of India), Southern Regional Committee, First Floor, CSD Buildings, HMT Post, Bangalore. 3 The Convenor, Edcet- 2008-09/C/o. Andhra University, Waltair, Visakhapatnam. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue an order direction or writ particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ declaring the proceedings NO. 489/CDC/KU/2008 dated 13-8-2008 in so far asnot according aﬃliation for the academic year 2008-209 as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents 1 and 2 to cause an inspection for according approval for shifting of the college tonew premises at Desaipet Road, Warangal (ii) direct the respondents to include the petitioner college in the list of colleges for allotment of students of B.Ed course for the academic Session 2008-09 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.G.VIDYASAGAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.DEEPAK BHATTACHARJEE The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 20156 OF 2008 ORDER: 1. This writ petition has been ﬁled by Dr. Zakir Hussain Memorial College of Teacher Education, with a prayer to issue an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the proceeding No. 489/CDC/KU/2008, dated 13-8-2008 in so far as not according aﬃliation for the academic year 2008-09 as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to cause inspection for according approval for shifting of the college to new premises at Desaipet road, Warangal and direct the respondents to include the petitioner college in the list of colleges for B.Ed Course in the academic Session 2008-09. 2. The petitioner college was established in the year 2002- 03 for imparting B.Ed., course. The National Council for Teacher Education vide letter dated 4-4-2003 granted recognition to the petitioner college for B.Ed., Course of one year duration from the academic session 2002-03 with an annual intake of 100 students subject to fulﬁlling certain conditions speciﬁed therein. After change of management, a representation was made for shifting of the college to a better premises situated in the heart of the city at Warangal and requested the University to cause inspection and accord permission for shifting of the college. Kakatiya University-1st respondent directed the petitioner to get permission from National Council for Teacher Education to run the college in the new premises and for change of the management. It is further indicated in the letter that the petitioner college shall not be given aﬃliation for the academic year 2008-09. Thereupon, the petitioner made a representation to the Regional Director, NCTE, Southern Regional Committee, Bangalore for according approval of shifting the premises and also with regard to change of management. The said representation is pending consideration. Since counselling for B.Ed. course has been commenced, the petitioner approached this Court invoking jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India with the relief stated supra. 3. When the writ petition came up for admission Sri Deepak Bhattacharjee, learned standing counsel for Kakatiya University received notice on behalf of 1st respondent and Sri B.Adinarayana Rao learned standing counsel for National Council for Teacher Education received notice on behalf of 2nd Respondent and Sri M.V. Raja Ram, learned standing counsel for Andhra University received notice on behalf of the 3rd respondent. 4. Heard learned counsel for parties. 5. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been imparting education in B.Ed Course since the academic year 2002-03 and as the counselling for the academic year 2008-09 has already commenced, necessary direction is required to be given to respondents to include the college in the counselling so as to enable the students to opt the petitioner college. 6. Indisputably there is a change of management as well as shifting of the premises of the petitioner college in which case the petitioner has to seek necessary approval from the Southern Region Committee, National Council for Teacher Education-2nd respondent. A representation dated 10-9-2008 seems to have been made to the Regional Director, Southern Regional Committee, NCTE,-2nd Respondent and requisite fee of Rs.40,000/- has also been paid. 7. In that view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent to consider the representation, dated 10-9-2008 and pass appropriate orders within two weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. No order as to costs. _______________________________ Justice B. Seshasayana Reddy 16th September, 2008. Note: C.C tomorrow B/o KM THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 20156 OF 2008. 16th September,2008.