HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 18599 of 2009 Order: The request of the petitioner for grant of approval for establishing B.Ed. College and for intake of students for the academic year 2009-2010, was rejected by respondent No.1 by the impugned order dated 20.08.2009, on the ground that the College does not possess requisite infrastructure. Questioning this order, the petitioner preferred appeal before respondent No.2 namely, the Member Secretary, A.I.C.T.E., New Delhi, stating that they are having the necessary infrastructure, and it is submitted by the learned Standing Counsel for A.I.C.T.E. that the appeal preferred by the petitioner was rejected. However, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that after dismissal of the appeal, the petitioner filed Review Petition and the same is pending before respondent No.2. The learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of A.I.C.T.E. submitted that they will reconsider the case of the petitioner also for approval of new college if they submit application along with requisite fee of Rs.40,000/-. Even though the appeal preferred by the petitioner was dismissed, but having regard to the stand taken by the learned Standing Counsel for A.I.C.T.E., as noted above, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the following directions: “The petitioner is directed to file an application to the 2nd respondent-Member Secretary, All India Council for Technical Education, by paying requisite fee of Rs.40,000/- for reconsideration of his application for approval of new Degree Engineering College. On such application being filed, the 2nd respondent is directed to verify whether the petitioner’s college has the required infrastructure as per the norms and standards of A.I.C.T.E. Regulation and Handbook for Approval Process and submit a report to the 1st respondent-appellate authority, before whom the Review Petition, said to have been filed by the petitioner, for review of the order dismissing the appeal, is pending consideration. The appellate authority, after considering the said report shall dispose of the Review Petition by passing appropriate orders thereon, in accordance with law, expeditiously”. Accordingly, with the directions as above, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. _________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 08.09.2008 KSR