HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No.17369 of 2009 DATED: 25.09.2009 Between: M.Sai Varun .. Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Department of Medical Education, rep.by its Secretary, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others. .. Respondents ORDER: The petitioner, who is a student, claims to have appeared EAMCET-2009 and secured rank of 4070. He filed the present writ petition aggrieved by the action of the respondents in allotting priority No.27 under sports quota, contrary to G.O.Ms.No.20, Youth Advancement, Tourism and Culture (Sports) Department, dated 03.05.2006, though he is eligible for being assigned priority No.23. In view of disputes involved in similar writ petitions, this Court has heard the learned counsel for the respective parties as also Mr. Parida, I.A.S., Principal Secretary to the Government of Andhra Pradesh and Ms. V. Radha, I.A.S., Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh, at length. In view of the submission made across the Bar that the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh has a very limited role to the extent of certifying certificates, issued by various Sports Federations/Associations etc., upto the State Level Tournaments and with a view to resolve the disputes involved in similar writ petitions, suggested constitution of a Committee comprising of three officials drawn from the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP), Sports Authority of India and the N.T.R. University of Health Sciences, to verify the genuineness or otherwise of the certificates, issued in respect of the sports/games conducted at the State/National/International Level, and certify and assign the rankings, to enable the N.T.R. Health University, to make admissions under the Sports Quota. However, in view of the non-cooperative attitude adopted by the Central Government, this Court could not appoint a Committee comprising the three officials, as suggested above. But, having regard to the paucity of time, since per the judgment of the Supreme Court, the admissions under the medical scheme, have to be completed by 30.09.2009, this Court, through its order, dated 11.09.2009, while directing the matter to be posted to today, directed as follows: 1. The Registrar, NTR University of Health Sciences, in consultation with the Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh, is directed to issue notice in the newspapers, informing the students claiming admission under sports quota, to appear before the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh, on a day to be fixed by them. 2. The Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh, along with the representative of the NTR University of Health Sciences, to be named by the Registrar, NTR University of Health Sciences, shall verify the authenticity of the certificates issued in respect of sports/games at the State Level, by giving opportunity to the students, claiming admission under sports quota. 3. Insofar as the certificates issued in respect of sports/games held at the National/International Level, after taking the details from the students concerned, the Vice- Chairman and Managing Director, shall either depute an official or herself take the certificates to the Sports Authority of India, New Delhi, and the Joint Secretary (Sports) in the Ministry of Sports, Government of India, is directed to extend the necessary assistance and co- operation to the officials of the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh, verify and certify all the certificates, and furnish a report to the officials of the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh, by 18.09.2009, to enable them to assign rankings. 4. For the purpose of undertaking the above verification and certification, the NTR University of Health Sciences, is directed to submit all the sports/games certificates of the students claiming admission under the Sports quota, to the Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh. 5. After obtaining the report from the Sports Authority of India, the Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, shall assign the rankings, and submit the same to the NTR University of Health Sciences by 23.09.2009, to enable the NTR University of Health Sciences, to complete the process of admission under the sports quota by 30.09. 2009. Today, when the matter is taken up for consideration, it is submitted by the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the SAP that the said exercise, as extracted hereinabove, has been completed and priorities were assigned to the students. It is also submitted that the petitioner was assigned priority as sought in this writ petition. Earlier this Court in W.P. No. 17097 of 2009, by order dated 18.08.2009 restrained the respondents from making admission and issuing letter of allotment of seats under the sports quota, and by virtue of the said order, the University could not proceed further in making admissions under the sports quota. Today upon hearing the respective counsel, this Court has vacated the said order. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, and having regard to the fact that the order of stay granted by this Court in W.P. No. 17097 of 2009, dated 18.08.2009, restraining the respondents from making admissions and issuing letters of allotment of seats under sports quota has been vacate, the present writ petition is closed giving liberty to the University to proceed with filling up of the seats under sports quota on the basis of the priorities assigned by the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh. ________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. 24th September, 2009 Note: Issue CC in two days. (b/o) VGB