IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION NO : 6525 of 2008 Between: Association of Minority Professional Colleges (Society registration bearing No.186/2008) 5-9-24/79, Aligarh Building Hill Fort Road, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad, rep. by its General Secretary, Rev. K.V.K. Rao ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh, Higher Education Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. rep. by its Prl. Secretary. 2 The A.P. State Council of Higher Education, Masab Tank, Hyderabad, Rep. by its Secretary. 3 The Admission and Fees Regulatory Committee for regulating the admissions into Private Unaided Professional Colleges, 1st floor, (South Wing) Gagan Vihar, M.J. Road, Hyderabad, rep. by its Member. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue a writ, order or direction one particularly in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring a) Rule 5 (b) of amending rules in G.O.Ms.No.21, dated 17.03.2007 issued by the 1st respondent substituting Rule 11 (a)(3) of G.O.Ms.No.16, dated 25.02.2004. b) Rule 3(i)(b) in G.O.Ms.No.23, dated 17.03.2007 issued by the 1st respondent substituting Rule 8l(a)(3) of G.O.Ms.No.25, dated 19.03.2004, as arbitrary, illegal, offending Article 30(1) of the Constitution of India and strike down the same c) Proceedings No. dated 15.03.2008 issued by the 2nd respondent conditionally recognizing the petitioners under G.O.Ms.No.16 dated 25.02.2004 for the purpose of conducting the entrance tests, subject to the stipulation that there will be only one CET AC, as a consequence of the impugned rule and d) The proceedigns Nos. Lr.01/AFRC-RA/2008- 314 dated 18.03.2008 and Lr.01/AFRC-RA/2008-327 issued by the 3rd respondent requiring the petitioner to join in consortium with the other associations recognized for the purpose of conducting the entrance tests as arbitrary and illegal, and direct the respondents to permit the petitioner to conduct the entrance test for admission into courses of engineering, pharmacy and MBA and MCA programmes for the current academic year 2008-2009 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.SRI RAM Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR W.P.No.6525 of 2008 ORDER: (Per Ghulam Mohammed, J) Sri A.Venkataramana, learned counsel for the petitioner, seeks permission to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to avail the alternative remedy. Permission is accorded. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner to avail alternative remedy. No order as to costs. _______ GHULAM MOHAMMED,J _____________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR 15-06-2009 Stp ` ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1) 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{MSN}