THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED & THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WP NO.20031 OF 2008 ORDER : ( per Hon’ble Sri Justice Ghulam Mohammed, J) This writ petition is filed seeking to issue a writ of mandamus to declare Statute 13 (3) framed under Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies Act, 2008, as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional as violative of Article 371(D) of the Constitution of India read with provisions of AP Educational Institutions (Regulations of Admissions) Order 1974 and to strike down the same. 2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, it is brought to our notice that a Division Bench of this Court in WP No.16657 of 2010 dealing with a similar issue, as the one involved in this writ petition, by order dated 26-10-2010, allowed the writ petition holding Statute 13 (3) framed under Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies Act, 2008, as void ab initio. 3. Therefore, following the ratio laid down in the said order passed in WP No.16657 of 2010 and for the reasons stated therein, we allow this writ petition in terms of the said order dated 26-10-2010. No costs. ___________________________ Ghulam Mohammed, J ___________________________ Nooty Ramamohana Rao,J Dated :21-1-2011 Nrg.