THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION Nos.15297, 15308, 15310, 15351 and 15369 of 2010 COMMON ORDER: These petitioners claim to be the tutorial institutions functioning in and around Visakhapatnam City. They are giving tuitions to students from 6th to 10th class for various subjects. The students vary from class to class and subject to subject. The tutorials run by the petitioners are conducting examinations of their own by preparing their own question papers. They are not sponsoring any students to take public examinations through their tutorial institutions. The petitioners contend that though the State of Andhra Pradesh framed A.P. Tutorial Institutions (Registration and Regulation) Rules, 1997 in exercise of powers under Section 32 read with Section 99 of the Andhra Pradesh Education Act, 1982 providing rules for registration and regulation of tutorial institutions, the activity of registration is not being undertaken by the Government. The grievance of the petitioners is that the respondents are compelling them to close the tutorial institutions without putting them on notice, and that they are preventing them from functioning, on the strength of the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.11007 of 2009 and batch dated 07.09.2009. When the writ petition came up for admission, the learned Government Pleader for School Education takes notice on behalf of the respondents. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties. The issue involved in these writ petitions is squarely covered by the order dated 01.12.2009 passed in W.P.No.25936 of 2009 and batch, wherein it has been stated as under: “The establishment of tutorial institutions is not prohibited under law. On the other hand, the Government framed rules for registration and regulation of such institutions. The order passed by this Court in W.P.No.11007 of 2009 and batch is in respect of unrecognized schools. Firstly, the petitioners do not answer the description of schools. Secondly, even assuming that the petitioners are indulging in any activity contrary to law, they can be proceeded against, only after issuance of show cause notice. No such steps were taken. Hence, the writ petitions are allowed and the respondents are directed not to interfere with the activity of imparting informal tutorial education by the petitioners. It shall however, be open to them to issue notice and take further action in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs.” Following the decision of this Court in the above writ petition and batch, these writ petitions are also disposed of directing the respondents not to interfere with the activity of imparting informal tutorial education by the petitioners. It shall, however, be open to them to issue notice and take further action in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ B.SESHASAYANA REDDY, J Date: 02.07.2010 Note: issue CC within a week B/o. va