THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU W.P.No.9863/2010 Dt.2-8-2010 Sri D.S. Raju Memorial Educational Society, represented by its President, D. Ramalingeswara Raju, Malkipuram Mandal, East Godavari District. ..Petitioner ..Petitioner V. 1. The Commissioner land Director of School Education, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad and others. ..Respondents ..Respondents The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY and THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WP No.9863/2010 ORAL ORDER (per the Honourable Justice A.GOPAL REDDY) In this writ petition, filed in the form of public interest, the petitioner seeks a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in permitting unrecognized schools in Malkipuram Mandal as illegal, arbitrary and violative of the provisions of Section 20 of A.P. Education Act, 1984 (for short “the Act”) r/w rules issued in G.O.Ms.No.1 dt. 11-1- 1994 and for consequential direction to the official respondents to take action against the unrecognized schools under relevant provisions of the Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this court in WP Nos.11007 and 17500 of 2009 dt. 7-9-2009 directed the official respondents to ensure that no school is permitted to function without grant of due permission under the relevant provisions of the Act and the appropriate Rules framed thereunder and requests the court that same direction be issued in the present writ petition also. Learned Government Pleader for Education submits that a committee has already been constituted to identity schools which are running without obtaining permission as contemplated under the Act and Rules framed thereunder for taking appropriate action in that regard. Having regard to the same, the writ petition is disposed of directing the official respondents to ensure that no school is permitted to function without grant of due permission under the relevant provisions of the Act and the appropriate Rules framed thereunder and after due verification that all the formalities enjoyed by the relevant Rules for grant of permission or recognition are fulfilled, and take appropriate action against the schools which are established without obtaining permission or recognition. However, this order should not be construed that said action can be initiated against the schools which are established without obtaining any permission or recognition without following due procedure. If the authorities found any of such schools are functioning, including respondents 6 and 7, they have to issue notice to them before initiation of any action and give an opportunity to explain their case. With the above observations and directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. -------------------- A.GOPAL REDDY,J --------------- K.C.BHANU,J DT. 2-8-2010 Kmr