THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S. RAO AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.18347 of 2011 Dated:01.07.2011 Between: B.Padma Rao, And others. … Petition And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by its Principal Secretary, School Education Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad, And others. ... Responde THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S. RAO AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.18347 of 2011 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice V.V.S.Rao) The writ petition invoking the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) jurisdiction of Court is by the Secretaries and Correspondents of three private high schools Lalapet area of Secunderabad. They are aggrieved by the school/schools establis or to be established by the eighth respondent. They complain that the eig respondent is establishing schools by following the provisions of the Andhra Prad Education Act, 1982, and the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Establishm Recognition, Administration and Control of Schools under Private Manageme Rules, 1993, in breach. We have heard the Counsel for the petitioners, the Government Pleade School Education and the Standing Counsel for the Greater Hyderabad Munic Corporation. The High Court has amended the Writ Proceedings Rules, 1977, by inser Rule 7-A. The said rule requires a person invoking the PIL jurisdiction of this Cou give the credence as to his/her public spirited and social activist’s actions taken ea before invoking the PIL jurisdiction of this Court. In this case admittedly the th petitioners are rival schools and they approached this Court only to prevent the eig respondent from establishing school. Further, admittedly, the petitioners have s complaints/representations to various Officials of the Education Department. If advised, the petitioners may pursue the same for necessary redressal. We are inclined to accept the writ petition in exercise of our PIL jurisdiction. The Writ Petition is, therefore, dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs _____________ (V.V.S. RAO ____________________________ (RAMESH RANGANATHAN 01.07.2011 vs