THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO W.P.No.22601 OF 2010 ORDER: This writ petition has been instituted for declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in not taking any action for increasing the intake of seats in the course of Bachelor of Architecture either under regular admission or under Self Supporting Scheme in spite of recommendation by the Expert Committee of the 1st respondent, thereby depriving the benefits available to the petitioners under the Provisions of the A.P. Universities Act, as illegal and arbitrary. Heard the learned counsel on either side and with their consent the writ petition has been heard finally and disposed of at the threshold. Out of the seventeen petitioners, nine have secured admission in Bachelor of Architecture course from the prestigious School of Architecture of Andhra University, when the said University has been accorded additional intake by the Council of Architecture, New Delhi. But however, the 4th respondent – the Acharya Nagarjuna University, has declined to part with the certificates belonging to these students, which have been made available at the time of their admission, as the 4th respondent University will not be able to find adequate number of substitute students for it to run the course full steam. Confronted with this peculiar situation, the learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioner Nos. 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 15 and 17 are willing to pay the fee to the 4th respondent University for the remaining four years as well. When once the abovementioned petitioners are willing to pay the fee for the rest of the course period, the 4th respondent University must be thankful for that, because without even much of an effort put in by their teaching and non-teaching staff, they would have made this money and even consumables prorata will be saved by the University. Therefore, the 4th respondent University will do well to receive the fee for the balance period of the course from the students, who joined in the Bachelor of Architecture course for the academic year 2010-2011 and return their original certificates, so as to enable them to prosecute the same course with the College of Architecture, Andhra University. In view of this order and at the request of the learned counsel appearing on either side, the various contentions canvassed in the writ petition have not been adverted to or adjudicated. All issues, therefore, remained open. This order shall not be construed as coming in the way of the rest of the petitioners in seeking migration, at any later point of time from the 4th respondent University, in accordance with law. It is needless to observe that as soon as each one of the petitioners pays the balance fee amount payable to the 4th respondent University, it will promptly return their certificates and all necessary documents including the Transfer Certificate, if needed by them, so as to enable them to continuously prosecute their course in the College of Architecture, Andhra University. With this, the writ petition stands disposed of. No costs. This court records its sincere appreciation for the efforts put in by Sri A. Abhishek Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for the NATA, Sri M.V.S.Suresh Kumar, learned counsel, who, at the instance of this Court, secured the necessary instructions from the Council of Architecture, Sri Mantha Srinivas, learned counsel for the Acharya Nagarjune University, Sri M.V. Raja Ram, learned Standing Counsel for the Andhra University and also Sri G.V. Sivaji, learned counsel for the petitioners. --------------------------------- Nooty Ramamohana Rao, J mrk 24th November 2010