IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD HON’BLE Mr. JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.4972 of 2006 Dated: April 18, 2006 Between: St. Mary’s Educational Society, Lingareddypalli Village, Siddipet Mandal, Medak District, rep. by its Secrtary Smt. V. Sandhya, W/o. Srinivasa Reddy, aged about 32 years, R/o. H. No.20-4-/1, West Venkatapuram, Road No.4, Alwal, Secunderabad. … Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Department of School Education, Secretariat Buildings, Saifabad, Hyderabad, and another. … Respondents Order: This Writ Petition has been filed seeking Mandamus declaring the action of the second respondent in not processing its application dated 03-03-2006 for grant of permission to start B.Ed. course for the academic year 2005-2006. 2. Petitioner, an Educational Society, with intent to start B.Ed. Course, made an application dated 24-05-2005 to the respondents as per the regulations existing as on that date. Though the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the second respondent submits that no such application has been received by them, it is not in dispute that subsequently, petitioner has also made an application dated 03-03- 2006 after new regulations titled as ‘National Council for Teacher Education Regulations’ came into force, which were published in the gazette on 13-01-2006. 3. Learned Standing Counsel appearing for the second respondent submits that certain clarifications are required and the Regional Committee has addressed to the N.C.T.E., New Delhi in that regard and the application of the petitioner would be processed immediately after receipt of the information on the clarification sought. 4. Since the application of the petitioner dated 03-03-2006 is pending consideration, the merits of the claim of the petitioner need not be gone into. As much as the petitioner has been making representations to the respondents for grant of permission to start B.Ed. course, I dispose of the Writ Petition directing the respondents to consider the application of the petitioner and pass appropriate orders within ten (10) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. ____________________________ JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY. April 18, 2006 N.B. Furnish copy by 20-04-06 B/o MRR