HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.3846 of 2011 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner-society and Sri B. Adinarayana Rao, learned counsel appearing for the National Council for Teacher Education. This writ petition is filed seeking a direction by way of Mandamus to declare the action of respondents in not considering the application of the petitioner society for grant of permission for running D.Ed. course from academic year 2011-2012 as arbitrary and illegal. The petitioner society was registered in the year 2001 under the A.P. Societies Registration Act, 2001. It is already running a B.Ed. college in the name and style of Balaji College of Education. During the year 2004-05, it has submitted an application seeking permission to run D.Ed. course. The application of the petitioner was processed and ultimately letter dated 10/21.8.2010 was issued to the college pointing out certain deficiencies. The grievance of the petitioner is that even though it is intending to comply with the objections and deficiencies pointed out by the respondents, the respondents are not acceding to the request of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner relied on a judgment of this Court in the case of A.P. GIRIJANA SEVAKA SANGH vs. NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION & OTHERS, rendered in W.P. No. 6712 of 2009, wherein a learned single judge of this Court has held that once an application is filed, it has to be considered with reference to the policy which was in force at the time when the application was made. He further contended that the respondents are not acceding to the request of the petitioner mainly on the ground of change in the policy, which is contrary to the aforesaid judgment of this Court. As it is stated that the petitioner is yet to comply with the deficiencies pointed out in the letter dated 1.10.2008 issued vide proceedings bearing No. F.SRO/NCTE/2008/DL, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents to consider the request of the petitioner to start D.Ed course, as per the policy, which was in force at the time when the petitioner has applied for grant of permission to run the said course, subject to the petitioner complying with the objections/deficiencies pointed out by the respondents in the letter dated 1.10.2008. Subject to the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY,J Date: 28th February, 2011 pnb