IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 8836 of 2005 Between: 1 Vishwa Bharathi Educational Society, Jadcherla, Mahabubnagar District, Rep. by its Secretary, Ch. Rama Rao, S/o Rosaiah R/o Shadnagar, Mahabubnagar. 2 Vaishnavi Educational Society, Mahabubnagar, rep by President, C.Janga Reddy S/o Jagga Reddy R/o Mahabubnagar. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep by Principal Secrtary to Governmet, School education (Training- A1) Department at Secrtariat, Hyderabad. 2 Osmania University, Hyderabad, rep. by through its Registrar. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or Writs, order or direction, declaring the action of the 2nd Respondent in keeping pending the applications of the petitioners for grant of affiliation to the colleges established by them to start B.Ed. Course on the ground that the petitioners do not have permission from the state Government, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to forthwith grant affiliation to the colleges established by petitioners, for the year 2004- 2005, as per section 14 (60 of NCTE Act, without insisting for grant of permission from the state Government Award costs and pass such other or further orders as are deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.N.SRIDHAR REDDY Counsel for Respondent No.1: GP FOR EDUCATION Counsel for Respondent No.2: SRI. DEEPAK BHATTACHARJEE The Court at the admission stage made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed aggrieved by the alleged inaction on the part of the second respondent-Osmania University, Hyderabad, in considering the applications made by the petitioners for grant of affiliation to the colleges established by them to start B.Ed., courses. The petitioners state that they were granted no objection certificates from the State Government and thereafter the recognitions were also granted by the National Council for Teacher Education, and on the basis of the same they made applications on 02.04.2005 requesting the second respondent-University to grant the affiliation. The grievance of the petitioners is that the respondents failed to consider their applications and no orders have been passed so far. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Standing counsel appearing for the second respondent-University, without expressing any opinion as to the entitlement of the petitioners for grant of affiliation sought by them, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the second respondent to consider the applications of the petitioners for grant of affiliation and to pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of one week from the date of receipt of this order. No costs. __________ 20.04.2005 Note: Furnish C.C.,by tomorrow. (B/O) sh To 1 The Principal Secretary to Government, Government of Andhra Pradesh, School education (Training- A1) Department at Secrtariat, Hyderabad. 2 the Registrars, Osmania University, Hyderabad. 3 Two CCs to the G.P FOR Education, High court of A.P., Hyderabad(O.U.T). 4 2 CD copies