WP/5360/2026 of SRI GOWTHAMI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Vs THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH on 1 September 2026

1. VISWAVANI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, REP BY ITS CORRESPONDENT

SRI. MADHUSUDHANA KALAYYAGARI CHINTALAPUDI, PONNURU, GUNTUR DISTRICT

ANDHRA PRADESH - 522 124.

...PETITIONER AND

1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, TULLURU, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.522238

2. THE ANDHRA PRADESH STATE COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS SECRETARY, NEELADRI TOWERS, 6TH BATTALIAN ROAD, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH- 522 503. CAUSE TITLE IS AMENDED AS PER THE COURT'S ORDER DT.20.02.2026 IN I.A.NO.02 OF 2026.

3. ACHARYA NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY, REP BY ITS REGISTRAR NAMBURU, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH.522508

4. ACHARYA NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY, REP BY ITS CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATION NAMBURU, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH.522508

...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased tomay be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 2nd Respondent in restricting the Petitioner institution to upload only 25percent of the admitted students as against the total sanctioned intake capacity granted by the National Council for Teacher Education and the affiliating University as illegal, arbitrary, without jurisdiction and violative of Articles 14 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India, and consequently direct the 2nd Respondent to permit the Petitioner to upload the remaining admitted students to the extent of full sanctioned intake capacity and ratify the same, and pass such may be pleased to direct the Respondents 3 and 4 to issue Hall Tickets to all the students for whom examination fee has been collected and enabling them to appear for the First Semester Examinations commencing from 23-02-2026, without insisting for ratification for admissions by the 2nd Respondent, pending disposal of the Writ Petition, in the interest of justice and pass such

May be pleased to permit the Petitioner to amend the 2nd Respondent correct name as The Andhra Pradesh State Council for Higher Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Secretary, Neeladri Towers, 6th Battalian Road, Magalagiri, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh 522503 instead of The Andhra Pradesh Higher, Education Regulatory and Monitoring Commission, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Member-Secretary, 3rd Floor, Sree Mahendra Enclave, NRI Block (C-Block). NH-16, Tadepalli, Guntur District - 522501 in pending disposal of the Writ Petition, in the interest of justice and pass may be pleased to direct the Respondents 3 and 4 to forthwith declare and publish the First Semester examination results of all students of the Petitioner institutions who appeared for the said examinations pursuant to this Honourable Courts order dated 24.02.2026 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. SRI VIJAY MATHUKUMILLI Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

2. K RADHIKA

3. M.CHALAPATHI SC For Nagarjuna University

The Court made the following common order:

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the interim order of this Court passed in the Writ Petitions have been complied with. Recording the said submission, in the light of the interim directions, and as the same have been complied with by the respondents, the Writ Petitions are closed as no further orders are required to be passed in the writ petitions. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed.

____________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N 02.09.2026 RJS

HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N

WRIT PETITION NOs: 5179, 5171, 5360, 5364 & 7966 of 2026

Dt: 02.09.2026

RJS