IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD HON’BLE Mr. JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.6928 of 2007 Dated: April 9, 2007 Between: Bhoom Upender Reddy, S/o. Koti Reddy, aged 26 years, Occ: Student, R/o. Venkatadripuram village, Miryalaguda Mandal, Nalgonda District. … Petitioner And The Convener, EDCET-2006, IASE Building, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupathi, Chittoor District, and others. … Respondents Order: The petitioner is a student, who had appeared for Common Entrance Test for admission into B.Ed. course for the academic year 2007-2008. It is the grievance of the petitioner that though he secured rank in the Entrance Test for admission into B.Ed. course, he is deprived of the seat in the said course arbitrarily and illegally. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents. Pursuant to the notification issued by the first respondent calling for applications from the eligible candidates for admission into B.Ed. course, the petitioner had applied for the same. He was issued with Hall Ticket and he appeared for the test and rank card was also sent to him showing his rank as 4003 in the entrance test. Though he was called for counselling, his claim was not considered for grant of admission on the ground that in ICR Bio-data form, the petitioner did not affix his photograph for enabling the respondents to computerize it. It is submitted by the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents that the photograph of the petitioner is required so as to generate the same on the rank card for the purpose of identity. Though there is a lapse on the part of the petitioner in not affixing the photograph on the ICR Bio-data form, but the fact remains that he was allowed to write the test and he was also sent the rank card showing his rank as 4003. It is submitted by the learned Standing Counsel that admissions into SW1 category are already completed and another schedule is notified for admission of students in SW2 category in which counselling will commence from 11.4.2007. In the above said circumstances, I dispose of the writ petition directing the respondents to allow the petitioner to take part in the counselling scheduled from 11.4.2007, or, on any other subsequent date for admitting the students in SW2 category, and, if the identity of the petitioner is not in dispute, the respondents shall consider allotment of a seat in any of the vacant seats as per the rank secured by him in the entrance examination. No costs. __________________________ JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY. April 9, 2007 N.B. Furnish C.C. today B.O. MRR