HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.16944 of 2009 Date : 28.08.2009 Between : Acharya Nagarjuna University, Nagarjuna Nagar, Guntur District, rep. by its Registrar. …..Petitioner And Convenor, NATA (Admissions)-2009 and Principal, School of Planning & Architecture, Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture & Fine Arts University (JNA & FAU), Hyderabad & 2 others. …..Respondents HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.16944 of 2009 ORDER : This writ petition is filed by Acharya Nagarjuna University, through its Registrar, questioning the validity of Proceedings dated 24th July 2009, issued by the Council of Architecture, a Statutory Body of Government of India under the Architects Act, 1972, by which, instructions were issued to the Convenor, National Aptitude Test for Architecture (NATA) Admissions, 2009, not to allot any students to the petitioner-Acharya Nagarjuna University College of Architecture and Planning, for the five-year full time Bachelor of Architecture Degree Programme for the Academic Session 2009-10, till it gets approval from the Council of Architecture. 2. The case of the petitioner is that no such approval is required from the Council of Architecture and the impugned proceeding is addressed without any authority of law. In view of the developments during the pendency of the writ petition, this Court need not decide such a plea raised by the petitioner. When the matter is taken up, the learned counsel appearing for the parties have placed on record the letter of approval, dated 25th of August 2009, issued to the petitioner-University, approving to run the five-year full time Bachelor of Architecture Course from the Academic Year 2009-10. 3. Further, it is submitted by the learned Counsel Sri A.Abhishek Reddy, appearing for respondent No.3 that for the Academic Year 2009-10, based on the test results of NATA, counselling is already completed and out of 457 qualified candidates, 331 candidates were allotted seats in various colleges. It is not in dispute that the Academic Session for 2009- 10 is not yet commenced. As much as students were not allotted to the petitioner-University based on the impugned letter dated 24th July 2009, and approval is already granted to the petitioner- University during the pendency of the writ petition by proceedings dated 25th of August 2009, and further, taking into account the fact that the Academic Session for 2009-10 is yet to begin, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition, directing respondents 1 and 3 to notify for further counseling to fill up the approved seats in the petitioner- University, with the candidates qualified in NATA test. As much as the seats, which are now approved in the petitioner-College were not available at the time of first phase of counselling, there shall be a direction to the respondents to allow for sliding for the students, who wish to take admission in the University College, if they have better ranks than the fresh candidates who apply pursuant to the Notification to be issued. 4. Subject to above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. As much as the Academic Session for 2009-10 is already delayed, I direct the respondents to issue Notification and take steps for filling up the seats in the petitioner-College as early as possible. No order as to costs. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 28th August 2009 ajr