THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.30525 of 2011 Date: 18.11.2011 Between: Sri Narayana Talent School, Rep. by its Principal, Tenali, Guntur District. … Petitioner and The Commissioner and Director of School Education, Saifaibad, Hyderabad and others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.30525 of 2011 ORDER : Heard Sri T. Sharath, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, as well as the learned Government Pleader for Education appearing for the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed challenging the order of 2nd respondent-District Educational Officer, Guntur District, in proceedings Rc.No.14/Un.Re.School/Dy.E.O./ 2011, dated 04.11.2011 directing the petitioner-Institution to close the school because it has been established without permission, as arbitrary and illegal. 3. The case of the petitioner-Institution is that it established a school for imparting education from Classes I to X. It is also running a tutorial institution with which this writ petition is not concerned. Insofar as the school is concerned, admittedly, the petitioner-Institution has not been granted recognition even though an application in that regard is said to have been filed on 30.8.2010. Challenge is made to the impugned order dated 04.11.2011 on the sole ground that since the respondents have failed to consider its application despite long lapse of time, they are not justified in directing closure of the school. 4. I am not inclined to accept the said contention. Section 20 (4) of the A.P. Education Act, 1982 imposes an obligation of obtaining prior permission before establishing an education institution. It ordains that no educational institution shall be established except in accordance with the provisions of law and any person contravening the same is liable for punishment. 5. In the light of the aforesaid provision, which is mandatory in nature, the petitioner could have not established the school. The impugned order, therefore, cannot be found fault with. 6. For the foregoing reasons, the writ petition is devoid of merits and it is accordingly dismissed at the stage of admission. No order as to costs. ________________________ JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI 18.11.2011. Msr THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.30525 of 2011 18.11.2011 (Msr)