IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT :PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 23227 of 2007 Between:- 1.Sree Sarada Shiridi Educational Society, Beguluppa Village & Mandal, Anantapur District, rep. by its Secretary, P. Ramanjaneyulu S/o.P.Venkata Ramanappa, R/o.Beguluppa village & Mandal Anantapur District. 2.Sri Sarada Shiridi Vidya Niketan TM High School Beluguppa, Anantapur District, rep. by its correspondent P.Ramanjaneyulu S/o.P.Venkata Ramanappa aged 38 years R/o. Beguluppa Village & Mandal, Anantapur District. .....PETITIONERS. AND 1.Government of Andhra Pradesh, School Education Department, rep. by its Prl. Secretary, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2.The Commissioner & Director of School Education Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3.The Regional Joint Director of School Education Kadapa, Kadapa District. 4.The District Educational Officer, Anantapur District, Anantapur. 5.Director of Government of Examinations, Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS. Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an order or direction or an appropriate Writ, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent No.3 is not according permission to start X Class for the academic year 2007-08 in spite of complying with the conditions laid down in Rule 6 and 7 of Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Establishment, Recognition, Administration and Control of Schools under private Managements) Rules, 1993 as illegal and arbitrary, and violative of Articles 14, 21 of the constitution of India and Rule 7 of the Andhra Pradesh Educational institutions (Establishment Recognition, Administration, and Control of Schools under private Managements) Rules, 1993 and further direct the respondents to accord permission to the petitioners for X Class and also to accept the examination fee paid by the petitioners for the academic year 2007-08 for the ensuing X Class Examination to be held in March 2008 and permit the students of the Petitioner school to take up the Examination as regular students. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed in support there of and the High Court order dated 26- 11-2007 & 25-11-2008 made herein and upon hearing the arguments of SRI MEHERCHAND NOORI, Advocate for the Petitioners and of the Govt. Pleader for School Education on behalf of respondents, the Court made the following ORDER :- ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR - 5 - To 1.The Principal Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, School Education Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2.The Commissioner & Director of School Education Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3.The Regional Joint Director of School Education Kadapa, Kadapa District. 4.The District Educational Officer, Anantapur District, Anantapur. 5.The Director of Government of Examinations, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 6.P. Ramanjaneyulu, Secretary, Sree Sarada Shiridi Educational Society, Beguluppa Village & Mandal, Anantapur District. R/o.Beguluppa Village & Mandal, Anantapur District.(By RPAD) 7.P. Ramanjaneyulu, Correspondent, Sri Sarada Shiridi Vidya Niketan TM High School Beluguppa, Anantapur District, R/o. Beguluppa Village & Mandal, Anantapur District.(By RPAD) 8.The Registrar(Judicial), High Court of A.P., Hyderabad(for kind perusal) 9.The Section Officer, Accounts Section, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. 10.Two CCs to the Govt. Pleader for School Education, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad(OUT). 11.One CC to Sri Meherchand Nori, Advocate(OPUC). 12.One spare copy. TKK HIGH COURT NRR.J DT.14-03-2008. ORDER W.P.NO. 23227 of 2007. D I R E C T I O N DRAFTED BY TKK DT.15-03-2008. HIGH COURT NRR.J DT.14-03-2008. Note :- Post the writ petition after Summer Vacation, 2008. ORDER W.P.NO. 23227 of 2007. D I R E C T I O N