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1999 Supreme(AP) 417

Andhra Pradesh High Court
Judges : B.S.A.SWAMY
Gowthami Co-operative Junior College - Appellant
Versus
Commissioner and Secretary, Board of Intermediate Education, Hyderabad - Respondent
Decided On : 07-05-99

Headnote:

Andhra Pradesh Education Act, 1982 – Andhra Pradesh Educational Institution (Establishment, Recognition, Administration and Control of Institutions of Higher Education) Rules, 1987 – Rule 14 (3) – Constitution of India, 1950 - Article 226 - Education matter - Recognition/permission for establishment of college – Admission - Recognition/affiliation granted to petitioner-College was disaffiliated – Chief Promoter of Gowthami Educational Society made a representation to Honble Minister for Education seeking permission to establish a Co-operative Junior College Vijayawada which is a backward area situated on the outskirts of Vijayawada one town by contending that Vijayawada one town has got a population of three lakhs people and it is having a number of backward areas and that two junior colleges situated in locality are not able to meet requirement of students – Held, As per version of this college, there are already three colleges in Gannavaram Mandal including his college and if petitioner - College is also permitted to be shifted to Gannavaram Mandal, there will be unhealthy competition among these colleges and it is highly difficult for them to survive – Court find sufficient justification in apprehension of proposed respondent (who is now permitted to be impleaded) and on this ground also petitioner-College cannot be permitted to be shifted to Gannavaram - Further, from the records it is seen that petitioner has not approached this Court with clean hands - Hence, this Court is not inclined to grant any relief to the petitioner in exercise of discretionary powers conferred under Art. 226 of Constitution – Writ petition dismissed.

B. S. A. SWAMY, J.

( 1 ) AGGRIEVED by the proceedings in RC. No. 86/e3-1/89-90, dated 25-5-1999 issued by the respondent-Commissioner and Secretary, Board of Intermediate Education, whereunder the recognition/affiliation granted to the petitioner-College was disaffiliated under Rule 14 (3) as per G. O. Ms. No. 29-Education (Rules), dated 5-2-1987 from the academic year 1998-99 and directed the petitioner not to admit any students from the academic year 1999-2000, the present writ petition is filed.

( 2 ) THE counsel for the petitioner strenuously contended that the respondent has no power to cancel the recognition/permission granted to the petitioner-College, moreso under Rule 14 (3) of the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institution (Establishment, Recognition, Administration and Control of Institutions of Higher Education) Rules, 1987 issued under G. O. Ms. No. 29, Education (Rules), dated 5-2-1987, as the college was started in co-operative sector and the rules applicable to these colleges are governed by G. O. Ms. No. 251, Education (Rules), dated 27-6-1988 and even assuming for a moment that the respondent is having power, the procedure prescribed under Rule 16 (1) (b) of the A. P. Sahakar Junior Kalasalalu (Registration, Establishment, Recognition and Regulation) Rules, 1988 (G. O. Ms. No. 251), was not followed.

( 3 ) TO appreciate these contentions the factual background of this case has to be looked into. Admittedly, on 12-9-1989, the Chief Promoter of Gowthami Educational Society made a representation to the Hon ble Minister for Education seeking permission to establish a Co-operative Junior College at Lambadipet, Vijayawada, which is a backward area situated on the outskirts of Vijayawada one town by contending that Vijayawada one town has got a population of three lakhs people and it is having a number of backward areas and that the two junior colleges situated in the locality are not able to meet the requirement of the students. Considering the request of the society, the A. P. State Council of Higher Education in its proceedings No. 41/apsche/89-5, dated 30-10-1989 provisionally permitted several junior colleges to be established all over the State including the petitioner-College at Sl. No. 7 in the Annexure enclosed to the proceedings. In the first paragraph of the proceedings it is stated that provisional permission to the societies mentioned in the Annexure to start the Intermediate course is accorded subject to the conditions laid down thereunder. The conditions that are relevant to adjudicate the dispute are clause Nos. 8, 10, 16 and 17. Under clause 8, the society shall not violate any of the conditions laid down by the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education/board of Intermediate Education/director of Higher Education at the time of according affiliation to the junior kalasalu or any other rules issued from time to time. Under clause 10, the society shall obtain affiliation before starting the kalasalu from the Board of Intermediate Education. Under clause 16, the permission accorded to a society may be withdrawn if it fails to fulfil the conditions stipulated and comply with the instructions issued and rectify the lapses pointed out. Under Clause 17, the Government shall have all the residual powers as well as overriding powers of control over the society and are competent to prescribe appropriate guidelines for running the institutions in general. In the Annexures enclosed to the proceedings, it is shown as hereunder at Sl. No. 7. "gowthamiregd. No. Vijayawadaeducational Society,159 (Urban),lambadipeta,krishnavijayawada. District. It is not in dispute that after establishing the college at Lambadipet, it was shifted to Satyanarayanapuram around 1994-95 and from there to Krishna Lanka during the year 1997, without the knowledge and prior permission of the respondent. Having come to know about the shifting of the college, the respondent in his letter RC. No. 86/e3-1/89-90, dated 27-6-1998 issued a show








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