THE HONOURABLE SHRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 6984 OF 2004 Dated 19th December, 2006 Between: Kingston Education Society’s Kingston College of Education, Ponnala, Siddipet, Medak, represented by its Correspondent, O.R.Reddy. … Petitioner And State of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Principal Secretary to the Government, Minorities Welfare (M&R) Dept., Hyderabad and others. … Respondents. ORAL ORDER: The petitioner, an educational institution, has filed this writ petition to declare the action of the respondents in withholding the minority status certificate of the petitioner-institution as illegal and also questioned the admissions made to the B.Ed. course during the academic year 2003-04 as illegal. Counter affidavit is filed by the 4th respondent-Convener. Even according to the petitioner, before admissions were made for the academic year 2003-04, petitioner was not granted minority status certificate. In the absence of issuance of any such certificate as per the rules framed in this regard, the 4th respondent has allotted the candidates by treating the petitioner-institution as non-minority institution. In that view of the matter, I do not find any illegality in making admissions through the 4th respondent- Convener to the B.Ed. course during the year 2003-04. Even in the counter-affidavit, there is no indication of granting any minority status certificate subsequently. However, if any application is made by the petitioner for grant of minority status certificate and is pending as on today, the same shall be considered in accordance with the rules governing the same. Subject to above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. _____________________ 19.12.2006 R.SUBHASH REDDY, J. VR