HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU W.P. Nos. 2700, 2705, 2732, 2747 and 2811 of 2010 DATED: 10.02.2010 W.P. No.2700 of 2010 Between: M/s.Gayathri Tutorial Vidyaniketan .. Petitioner And 1. The District Educational Officer 2. The Commissioner and Director of School Education .. Respondents W.P. No.2705 of 2010 Between: M/s.Gnana Ganesh Tutorials .. Petitioner And 1. The District Educational Officer 2. The Commissioner and Director of School Education .. Respondents W.P. No.2732 of 2010 Between: M/s.Sri Saraswathi Tutorial Vidyaniketan .. Petitioner And 1. The District Educational Officer 2. The Commissioner and Director of School Education .. Respondents W.P. No.2747 of 2010 Between: M/s. Sri Pavan Tutorial Vidyaniketan .. Petitioner And 1. The District Educational Officer 2. The Commissioner and Director of School Education .. Respondents W.P. No.2811 of 2010 Between: M/s. Sri Shiridi Sai Tutorial Vidyaniketan .. Petitioner And 1. The District Educational Officer 2. The Commissioner and Director of School Education .. Respondents COMMON ORDER:- The petitioners claim to be the tutorial institutions functioning in and around Visakhapatnam city. It is stated that they impart only informal tutorial education and not regular course of study. The State of Andhra Pradesh framed A.P. Tutorial Institutions (Registration and Regulation) Rules 1997 in exercise of powers under Section 32 read with Section 99 of the A.P. Education Act, 1982 providing rules for registration and regulation of tutorial institutions. The petitioners contend that though the rules were framed, the activity of registration is not being undertaken by the Government and that they are prepared to obtain registration and as and when the respondents take steps in this regard. Their grievance is that the respondents are preventing them from functioning, on the strength of the order passed by this Court in W.P. No.11007 of 2009 and batch dated 07.09.2009. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for School Education. The establishment of tutorial institutions is not prohibited under law. On the other hand, the Government framed rules for registration and regulation of such institutions. The order passed by this Court in W.P. No.11007 of 2009 and batch is in respect of unrecognized schools. Firstly, the petitioners do not answer the description of schools. Secondly, even assuming that the petitioners are indulging in any activity contrary to law, they can be proceeded against, only after issuance of show cause notice. No such steps were taken. Hence, the writ petitions are allowed and the respondents are directed not to interfere with the activity of imparting informal tutorial education by the petitioners. It shall however, be open to them to issue notice and take further action in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ C.V. RAMULU, J 10th February, 2010 bcj