IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD HON’BLE Mr. JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.24669 of 2005 Dated: September 21, 2006 Between: Sana Education Society, Kodad, Nalgonda District, Rep. by its Secretary Md. Nazeeruddin, S/o. Naseeruddin, aged 40 years, R/o. Kodad, Nalgonda District. … Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, School Education Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad, and another. … Respondents Order: This writ petition has been filed seeking Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not issuing ‘No objection Certificate’ (NOC) to the petitioner, an Educational Society, for starting Telugu Pandit and Hindi Pandit Training colleges as illegal and arbitrary. 2. The subject matter of the writ petition is covered by the provisions of the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993 and the regulations made thereunder. As per the old Regulations, obtaining NOC from the State Government for grant of permission to start a college of teacher education was essential. However, the said Regulations were repealed and new Regulations titled as ‘National Council for Teacher Education Regulations’ came into force with effect from 13-01-2006. 3. As per the new Regulations, obtaining NOC for grant of permission to start a college for teacher education is not necessary and straightaway an application can be made to the competent authority, i.e. the Council constituted under the Act, seeking permission. In that view of the matter, the relief sought for in the writ petition cannot be granted at this stage. 4. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of keeping it open to the petitioner to file an application to the competent authority, for grant of permission as per the new Regulations and it is equally open for the respondents to consider the same and pass appropriate orders. No order as to costs. ____________________________ JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY. September 21, 2006 MRR