HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.1189 of 2011 Date : 28.01.2011 Between : Devu Ram Charan, being minor, rep. by his father Devu Kondala Rayudu. …..Petitioner And A.P.State Council of Higher Education, Hyderabad, rep. by its Secretary & others. …..Respondents HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.1189 of 2011 ORDER : This writ petition is filed, seeking directions by way of Mandamus, declaring the action of respondent No.3 in not issuing hall-ticket to the petitioner for appearing for 1st Semester of B.Tech. Engineering Examinations to be held from 31.01.2011, as illegal and arbitrary, and also questioned the proceedings, dated 29.12.2010, issued by the 1st respondent in Proceedings No.APSCHE/Secy/ EAMCET-2010/Approval/Engg./JNTUK-157. It is the case of the petitioner that he was admitted into Engineering course in the 4th respondent-College in 30% management quota i.e. in Category-B seats. When the admission of the petitioner was sent for approval by competent authority i.e. the Andhra Pradesh State Council for Higher Education, the same is rejected by the impugned proceedings, on the ground that he has got less percentage of marks in the qualifying examination i.e. in intermediate course. It is not in dispute even according to the counsel for petitioner that the petitioner is having less than 50% of marks in intermediate examination. It is submitted that as per the Rules governing admission into Engineering courses, framed in G.O.Ms.Nos.53, 54 and 61, framed under the A.P.Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Prohibition of Capitation Fee) Act, 1983, 50% is the minimum percentage of marks required for admission into Engineering courses. It is also brought to the notice of this Court during the course of hearing by the learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondents that the similar aspect is considered by a Division Bench of this Court in a batch of cases in W.A.No.255 of 2010 and batch, dated 25.06.2010, and the Division Bench has confirmed the requirement of 50% marks for admission into Engineering courses. As much as the petitioner is not having the required percentage of marks, and in view of the statutory requirement as per the rules of admission framed under the A.P.Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Prohibition of Capitation Fee) Act, 1983, I do not find any illegality in the impugned order. Following the judgment of a Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.255 of 2010 and batch, dated 25.06.2010, liberty is given to the petitioner to approach the Government through the State Council, for necessary relaxation of 50% rule. Subject to the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 28th January 2011 ajr