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 : 8687 of 2005 Between: 1 Karunya Educational Society, Plot No.39, Doctors Colony, Seethammadhara, Visakhapatnam-13, rep.by its Secretary and Correspondent V.Raj Kumar. 2 Elite Educational Society, Draksharama, East Godavari District, rep.by its President and Correspondent, Smt.G.Annapurna. ..... PETITIONERS AND The Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, rep.by its Registrar. .....RESPONDENT 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 declare the action of the Respondent in not considering the applications filed by the petitioners seeking affiliation for Karunya College of Education, Chaitanya Valley, Kommadi, Madhurawada, Visakhapatnam and little Rose College of Education, Draksharama, East Godavari District as arbitrary, illegal, offending Article 14 of the Constitution of India, being contrary to the provisions of A.P. Universities Act, 1991 by way of issue of a writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus and consequently direct the Respondent to grant affiliation to the colleges established by the petitioners forthwith to enable the colleges to be allotted the students or in the alternative admit the students into the B.Ed. programme for the academic year 2004-2005 and pass such other order or orders as are deemed fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.D.V.SITARAMAMURTHY Counsel for the Respondent: MR.V.RAJAGOPAL REDDY 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 respondent-Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, 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 recognitions were also granted by the National Council for Teacher Education, and on the basis of the same they made applications on 14.03.2005 and 08.03.2005, respectively, requesting the respondent-University to grant the affiliation. The grievance of the petitioners is that the respondent 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 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 respondent to consider the applications of the petitioners dated 14.03.2005 and 08.03.2005, respectively, 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 Registrar, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. 2) 2 CD copies 3) 1 CC to MR.RAJAGOPAL REDDY