IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY THE THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND SEVEN :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 21212 of 2007 Between: Sandeep Reddy Pattlola, S/o Manmadha Reddy, ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The University Grants Commission, Bahadur Shah Jafar Marg, New Delhi,represented by its Secretary. 2 MLR Institute of Technology (formerly KMR Institute of Engineering & Technology), Dindigal, Quthbullapur Mandal, Hyderabad-43. 3 Jawaharlal Nehru Technology University, Hyderabad, rep., by its Registrar. 4 State Board of Technical Education and Training, Hyderabad represented by its Secretary. 5 Janardhan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeet University, Udaipur (Rajasthan) rep., by its Registrar. 6. State Council for Higher Education, rep: by its Secretary, Government of A.P., Hyderabad. ( Vide C.T., Amended, dt.23-10-2007 ) ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ order or orders, directions particularly a writ in the nature of writ of mandamus directing the respondents to call for the records pertaining to the proceedings memo No.SBTET/B5/1405/Deemed- Uni/2005 dated 13-9-2007 of the 4th respondent aw well as keeping the application is pending without allowing the petitioner to appear for the semesters held by the 2nd and 3rd respondents from time to time as illegal, arbitrary, contrary to law, much less violative of articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and contrary to the UGC Regulations, in the interest of justice. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed herein and the order of the High court dated 23-10-2007 made herein and upon hearing the arguments of Sri M.V.Rajaram, Advocate for the petitioner and of Sri Deepak Bhattarcharjee , Standing Counsel for the UGC for the Respondent No.1 and of Sri K. Rathangapani Reddy, Standing Counsel for JNTU for the Respondent No.3, and of Sri Badana Bhaskara Rao, Advocate for the respondent No.5, the court made the following: .2… -2- ORDER: Sri Badana Bhaskara Rao, Advocate appears on behalf of the 5th respondent. The 5th respondent is directed to file a counter by the next date of hearing without fail, demur or procrastination responding to the allegations in the writ petition as well as the assertions in the counter by the 1st respondent-U.G.C. that the Diploma Courses awarded by the Deemed University are not subject matter of Approval or Recognition by the U.G.C. under the provisions of the University Grants Commission Act and the Regulations thereunder and that any institution awarding a Degree or Diploma in a technical discipline is required to obtain an Approval of A.I.C.T.E. The counter of the 5th respondent should state whether the Diploma Courses conducted by the pursuant to which the petitiner has been awarded a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering dated 02-06-2007 has been recognized by the A.I.C.T.E. and if not whether the 5th respondent was competent to have conducted a Diploma Courses and issued a Diploma. Sri Badana Bhaskara Rao, the learned counsel for R.5 has noted this order and undertakes to communicate to the 5th respondent its obligation under this order. If no counter is filed as directed the Registrar of the 5th respondent shall be present in the court at 10.30 A.M. on 13-12-2007. List on 13-12-2007. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Secretary, University Grants Commission, Bahadur Shah Jafar Marg, New Delhi. 2. The MLR Institute of Technology (formerly KMR Institute of Engineering & Technology), Dindigal, Quthbullapur Mandal, Hyderabad-43. 3. The Registrar,Jawaharlal Nehru Technology University, Hyderabad. 4. The Secretary, State Board of Technical Education and Training, Hyderabad. 5. The Registrar, Janardhan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeet University, Udaipur (Rajasthan) (RPAD). 6. The Secretary, State Council for Higher Education, Government of A.P., Hyderabad. 7. One CC to Sri M.V. Rajaram, Advocate (OPUC) 8. One C.C.to Sri Badana Bhaskara Rao, Advocate. (OPUC) 9. One spare copy. HIGH COURT GRJ Dated 3.12.2007 Note: List on 13.12.2007 ORDER W.P.No. 21212 of 2007 Direction Bsr Dt. 5-12-2007 HIGH COURT GRJ Dated 3.12.2007 Note: List on 13.12.2007 ORDER W.P.No. 21212 of 2007 Direction