THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH W.P.NO11185 OF 2009 Dt.14.9.2009 Between: St.Joseph Educational Society, rep. By Its President, D.Sriinivas Reddy and others … Petitioners And All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi … Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH W.P.NO11185 OF 2009 ORDER: Petitioners seek to issue writ of mandamus directing the respondent – All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to grant approval to the petitioners for establishment and running of an engineering college with an intake capacity of 240 seats as per the application given by the petitioners dated 24.12.2008. The case of the petitioners is that the 1st petitioner society has established several educational institutions and imparting training in M.B.A and M.C.A courses at its campus at Rachanapally, Anantapur District, after obtaining all the requisite approvals from the AICTE, the State Government and affiliated to the respective universities. It is stated that an advertisement, dated 8.11.2008 was issued by the respondent calling for applications for establishment of engineering colleges and pursuant to the said advertisement, the 1st petitioner made an application on 24.12.2008. But the said application has not been considered and disposed of so far. After filing the counter affidavit, the respondent filed an affidavit stating that a maximum six months time is required to consider the application of the petitioners for starting engineering college. The said affidavit was filed on 24.8.2009. As the next academic year starts with June, 2010 and having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to consider and dispose of the application of the petitioners dated 24.12.2008 within a period of six months from today and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. No order as to costs. _________________ V.ESWARAIAH, J. 14.9.2009 Note: Issue copy within three days B.O. kpr