THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 7867 OF 2010 Dated 9th April, 2010 Between: M/s Lotus School promoted by Lotus Educational Society …Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh and Four others …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri Kuriti Bhaskara Rao Counsel for respondents 1 to 4: G.P for School Education The Court made the following ORDER: The grievance of the petitioner, in short, is that respondent No.5 has been established without obtaining permission as envisaged in G.O.Ms.No.189 dated 30.07.1987. According to the petitioner, which is an existing school, despite respondent No.5 not having permission from the competent authority for establishing and running a school, no action is being taken by respondents 2 to 4. The petitioner allegedly made representations to the said respondents on 10.02.2010 and 17.03.2010 and that no action has been taken on the said representations. At the hearing, learned Assistant Government Pleader for School Education submitted that the Rules framed under G.O.Ms.No.189 were superceded by G.O.Ms.No.1 dated 01.01.1994 and that under Rule 4 of the said Rules, permission of the competent authority is mandatory for establishing and running a school. He further submitted that if the representations have been received by respondents 2 to 4, they will examine the same and take appropriate action in accordance with law. Having regard to the above submissions, the writ petition is disposed of in the following terms. 1. Respondents 3 and 4 shall examine the representations of the petitioner. 2. If it is found that respondent No.5 does not hold permission for establishment and running of a school, they shall take appropriate action against the said respondent. 3. Before proposing to take action, respondent No.5 shall be given a notice and after considering the explanation, if any, filed by it, they shall pass appropriate order and communicate the same to the petitioner and respondent No.5. 4. Respondents 3 and 4 shall complete this process within a period of three (3) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, WPMP No.10116 of 2010 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 9th April, 2010 Note: Issue C.C in ten days vrn