IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) SATURDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.V.SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 28327 of 1998 Between: A.V.Educational Society a society registered under A.P (Telangana Area)Public Societies Act, 1350 Fasli, Regn.No.7/195 having its office at Gagan Mahal, Hyderabad, Rep.by its Secretary, K.Ramachandra Reddy ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Bar Council of India Rep.by its Secretary No.21, Rouse Avenue Institutional Area, Near Bal Bhavan New Delhi - 110 002 2 The Osmania University Rep.by its Registrar, Hyderabad. 3 The Government of Andhra Pradesh Rep.by its Secretary Education Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad 4 A.P.State Council of Higher Education Rep.by its Secretary, Hyderabad. 5 The Convenor, A.P. LAWCET Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 6 Bar Council of A.P., Rep.by its Secretary High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. .....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 a Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of "Writ of Mandamus" declaring the action of the 1st respondent herein in refusing to accord its approval to the aﬃliation given by the 2nd respondent to the petitioner society Law College, viz., "K.V.Ranga Reddy Institute of Law" in the premises of the A.V.Education Society, Domalguda, Hyderabad is unconstitutional, illegal, arbitrary and without jurisdiction and consequently direct the respondents to allow the petitioner society to start and run its Law College, viz."K.V.Ranga Reddy Institute of Law" in the premises of the A.V.Education Society, Domalguda, Hyderabad w.e.f. the year 1998-99 and further direct the 1st respondent to give formal approval and aﬃliation given by the 2nd respondent to the said college and pass such other order. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.NIRANJAN REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: L.SUDHA RANI WRIT PETITION NO : 16278 of 2000 Between: A V Educational Society, Rep. by its Secretary, K Ramachandra Reddy, a Society Registered under Andhra Pradesh, O/o Officer at Gagan Mahal, Hyderabad. (Telangan Area) Public Societies Act, 1350 Fasli,Reg.7/1952 ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh Rep. by its Secretary, Hyderabad. 2 A.P. State Council for Higher Education rep by its Secretary Hyderabad 3 Bar Council of India rep by its Secretary 21, Rose Avenue Institutional Area, Near Bal Bhavan, New Delhi 4 Osmania University rep by its Registrar Hyderabad 5 Convenor, LAWCET Govt. of A.P. Hyderabad 6 Sudershan Rao Andhra Mahila Sabha College of Law & also functioning as the General Adviser to A.P. State Council of Higher Education (Respondent No.2) .....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 an appropriate Writ declaring the A.P. State Council of Higher Education Act, 1988 (Act, 16/1988) as being illegal and unconstitutional being beyond the Legislative power of the A.P. State Legislature and strike down the same and consequently declare G.O. Ms. No. 224 dt. 16/7/1999 as being illegal without jurisidiction and unconstitutional and consequently set aside the proceedings of the 2nd Respondent issued in prodgs. No. APSCHE/Law Colleges/Secy/2000 dt. 10/8/2000 by declaring them to be without jurisdiction apart from being illegal and unconstitutional and consequently direct the 1st Respondent to grant permission to the petitioner to run a Law College under the name of "K.V. Ranga Reddy Institute of Law" and further direct the respondents 3 4 & 5 to allow the petitioner to run its Law College viz., "K.V. Ranga Reddy Institute of Law" and pass such other or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem ﬁt or proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.NIRANJAN REDDY Counsel for the Respondent : MR.K.RAMAKANTH REDDY FOR R MR.K.RAMESH BABU FOR R MR.T.S.HARNATH FOR R THE ADVOCATE GENERAL FOR R WRIT PETITION NOS. 28327 OF 1998 AND 16278 OF 2000 ORAL ORDER: Sri Vivek Chandrasekhar, Advocate representing Sri S. Niranjan Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner states that the cause in these two Writ Petitions does not survive for adjudication. Recording the submission, both the Writ Petitions are dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J ____________________ P.V. SANJAY KUMAR, J Date: 15.11.2008 KA ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Bar Council of India Rep.by its Secretary No.21, Rouse Avenue Institutional Area, Near Bal Bhavan New Delhi - 110 002 2 The Osmania University Rep.by its Registrar, Hyderabad. 3 The Government of Andhra Pradesh Rep.by its Secretary Education Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad 4 A.P.State Council of Higher Education Rep.by its Secretary, Hyderabad. 5 The Convenor, A.P. LAWCET Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 6 Bar Council of A.P., Rep.by its Secretary High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. 7. 2CD copies