( 1 ) IN the year 1982 the Andhra pradesh Legislature enacted the Andhra pradesh Education Act, with a view to reform, organize and develop the educational system in the State and to provide for incidental matters. Among other things, it provides for establishment of private educational institutions, and for their reeognition. Section 18 empowers the Government to permit "any local authority or a private body of persons to estabtish educational institutions and maintain them according to such specifications as may be prescribed. ," for the purpose of providing adequate facilities for imparting, of general, technical or special education as also teaching education in the State.

( 2 ) SUB-SECTION (1) of Section 20 declares that no private institution shall, after the commencement of this Act, ba established except in accordance with the provisions of this Act, or the rules made there under". Sub-Section (2) provides that any local authority or person or registered body of persons intending to establish an educational institution "may make an application, within such period. In such manner and to such authority, as may be prescribed, for that grant of permission there