IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT APPEAL NO : 586 of 2009 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 04/03/2009 in WP NO : 1030 OF 2009 on the file of the High Court.) Between: 1 Madurai Kamaraj University Study Centre, National Degree College, Opp: Railway Station, Secunderabad - 500025, rep. by its Programme Director Mothi Khan. 2 Mrs.Mothi Khan W/o.Khadar Khan R/o.Flat 301, Wilmott Apts. West Maredpally, Secunderabad - 500 026. ..... APPELLANTS AND Madurai Kamaraj University Directorate of Distance Education, Palkalai Nagar, Madurai - 625 021, Represented by its Director Dr.S.Vadivelu. .....RESPONDENT Counsel for the Appellant: MR.S.NIRANJAN REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No. The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT APPEAL NO : 586 of 2009 J U D G M E N T : (Per the Hon’ble Smt. Justice T. Meena kumari) The writ appeal is filed against order dated 04-3-2009 passed in WP.No. 1030 of 2009 by the learned single Judge, whereby the learned single Judge dismissed the writ petition by observing that the appellant-writ petitioner has not shown any cause of action having arisen within the jurisdiction of this court, as the relief sought is to quash the letter dated 07-1-2009 issued by the Director of Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, proposing to close down the Study Centre of Directorate of Distance Education, Madurai Kamaraj University situated at Secunderabad, with immediate effect, which according to the petitioner is arbitrary and illegal. 2. The main writ petition is filed seeking mandamus to declare the action of the respondent in issuing Lr.No. MKU/DDE/OS/2009/115, dated 07-1-2009 as illegal, arbitrary and set aside the same and to pass such other suitable orders. 3. The facts of the case are that the appellant is the Programme Director of Madurai Kamaraj University Study Center, Secunderabad and he entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Madurai Kamaraj University for conducting the courses offered by it at the study Center since 1999. The case of the appellant is that the respondent- university issued letter dated 07-1-2009 unilaterally closing the study center run by the appellant. Therefore, he filed the above writ petition. 4. On 05-2-2009, the learned single Judge while ordering notice before admission permitted the learned counsel for the appellant-writ petitioner to take out personal notice to the respondent by registered post with acknowledgement due. After service of notice to that effect, the learned counsel filed a memo dated 04-3-2009 along with postal receipt to evidence the same. After hearing the learned single Judge dismissed the writ petition on the ground that the appellant is seeking relief against the Madurai Kamaraj University, which is located in the State of Tamil Nadu and more so, when this court has no territorial jurisdiction to issue writs against the authorities or instrumentalities of the State of Tamil Nadu. Madurai Kamaraj University is a statutory body created by the State of Tamil Nadu, no writ can be issued against it. Assailing the said order, the present writ appeal is filed. 5. Having heard the learned counsel for the appellant-writ petitioner, the learned single Judge has rightly held that this Court has no territorial jurisdiction to issue writs against the authorities or instrumentalities of the State of Tamil Nadu, since Madurai Kamaraj University, is a statutory body created by the State of Tamil Nadu, no writ can be issued by this court against it and more so when the appellant has not shown any cause of action, having arisen within the territorial jurisdiction of this court. We do not see any illegality or infirmity in the order passed by the learned single Judge and the writ appeal is liable to be dismissed. 6. The writ appeal is accordingly dismissed at the stage of admission. No costs. ______________________ JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI ____________________ JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR 02-6-2009. I s L